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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#10): Europe presents the final report

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#10): Europe presents the final report

In mid-July 2024, the Joint Net­work Secre­ta­ri­at (JNS) of the Euro­pean Union Agen­cy for Rail­ways (ERA) published its final report on the acci­dent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel on 10 August 2023. This con­ta­ins an exten­ded scope of appli­ca­ti­on, an increased...
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Data ecosystems: Industry round table with Federal Councillor Rösti

Data ecosystems: Industry round table with Federal Councillor Rösti

On 24 June 2024, Fede­ral Coun­cil­lor Albert Rösti brought tog­e­ther repre­sen­ta­ti­ves from the public sec­tor and the logi­stics indus­try at a round table to dis­cuss the importance of a natio­nal data infra­struc­tu­re for the exch­an­ge of infor­ma­ti­on. We...
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Wagonload transport can become competitive

Wagonload transport can become competitive

Forum Freight Trans­port, 7 May 2024. Nati­on­wi­de wagon­load trans­port has a very high mar­ket share in dome­stic trans­port throug­hout Euro­pe. In export and import trans­port, on the other hand, it is decli­ning despi­te long distances. This is due to mar­ket...
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Bilaterals III: Switzerland must be involved in the future of rail freight transport

Bilaterals III: Switzerland must be involved in the future of rail freight transport

The Fede­ral Coun­cil has given the go-ahead for the Bila­te­ral Agree­ments III­wi­th the defi­ni­ti­ve nego­tia­ting man­da­te. Nego­tia­ti­ons on the so-cal­led Bila­te­rals III began on 18 March 2024. We at the VAP sup­port the efforts of the man­da­te in the area...
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