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Total revision of the GüTG: The mood in the industry threatens to tip over

Total revision of the GüTG: The mood in the industry threatens to tip over

The Com­mit­tee for Trans­port and Tele­com­mu­ni­ca­ti­ons of the Coun­cil of Sta­tes (KVF‑S) has con­cluded its deli­be­ra­ti­ons on the total revi­si­on of the Goods Trans­port Act (GüTG). Like the Fede­ral Coun­cil, it wants to impro­ve the frame­work...
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Joy at SBB, concern at SBB Cargo

Joy at SBB, concern at SBB Cargo

SBB is in excel­lent finan­cial health. This was com­mu­ni­ca­ted on 11 March 2024 with the 2023 annu­al accounts. Only sub­si­dia­ry SBB Cargo is still con­side­red a pro­blem child and is to recei­ve finan­cial sup­port. We at the VAP think so: This must not be...
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Titus Büter from Swiss Post wants fast and punctual freight trains

Titus Büter from Swiss Post wants fast and punctual freight trains

Titus Büt­ler is Head of Trans­port at Post CH AG and has been respon­si­ble for all let­ter, par­cel and news­pa­per trans­port by rail and road in Switz­er­land since the begin­ning of 2022. Pre­vious­ly, he mana­ged the Frau­en­feld par­cel cen­ter for over 20...
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Transport policy decisions of the summer session 2023

Transport policy decisions of the summer session 2023

In the sum­mer ses­si­on from 30 May to 16 June 2023, various sec­tor-rele­vant busi­ness was dis­cus­sed. The results are lar­ge­ly in line with our expec­ta­ti­ons. Howe­ver, we reg­ret the missed oppor­tu­ni­ty to link the pro­po­sal for the agglo­me­ra­ti­on...
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