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Extensive and often uncoordinated works on the rail network during the past weeks and months are causing excessive disruptions to the smooth flow of Combined...

European rail freight moves forward in digital exchange of information A proposal submitted by a consortium of Combined Transport Operators, together with the...

"I AM" members agree on priority topics for 2018 and adopt a first position paper on digitalization On June 27th, 2017, the members of the “I AM”, the industry...

European CT 2016: growth and hopes European Combined Transport and UIRR Operators realised positive results in 2016: a 0.66% increase in consignments was...

UIRR, the industry association of European Combined Transport Operators and Terminal Managers, will be present on the joint stand with IBS, the international...

Press release "I AM" members agree on priority topics for 2017 and announce next plenary meeting at TOC Europe Brussels, March 17 th, 2017 – During the first...

The Slovak Ministry of Transport has approached UIRR, the industry association of European Combined Transport Operators and Terminal Managers, to support its...

Industry Alliance for MultimodalI AMCONNECTIVITY & LOGISTICS for GROWTH Press release Industry Alliance for Multimodal Connectivity and Logistics launched 21...

Rail Forum Europe seeks measures for competitive freight transport Brussels, 6 December – Adequate framework conditions should be put in place for rail freight...

The European Commission has announced its 2017 work-plan on 26 October1, which includes the revision of the Directive 92/106 concerning Combined Transport. UIRR...

Rail freight in the spotlight A series of important communications were published lately, which drive the attention of not only policymakers, but also the...

Exactly 5 years ago today, UIRR, the Administrator of the ILU-Code ( www.ilu-code.eu), issued the first ILU-Code owner-key - thus bringing to life the...

The Netherlands' Council Presidency, understanding the importance of international rail freight from the perspective of Europe's welfare, initiated the...

The Bruegel Institute published a blog-post with the above title in October 20141. Since then a lot has happened to deliver on this idea: Two, several-times...

European Combined Transport and UIRR Operators realised positive results in 2015: a 0.75% increase in consignments was coupled with a substantial 5.23% increase...

Intermodal/Combined Transport joins together at least two modes of transport to perform a transport operation. The cargo is packed into an Intermodal Loading...

The European Commission has concluded its REFIT Procedure 1 and published its Implementation Report 2. The Report has confirmed that "the Directive continues to...

The Rail Freight Corridor (RFC) concept is the only productive tool that has been invented so far to meaningfully address the issue of quality in long(er)...

Truck traffic suffocates Alpine valleys Recent reports show a surge in truck traffic crossing the Alps 1, causing congestion, pollution and an accelerated...

Following a major drop in the second half of 2014, the price of crude oil averaged well below $60 for most of this year, with quotes recently falling under the...