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11Jul
Rail freight in the spotlight A series of important communications were published lately, which drive the attention of not only policymakers, but also the...
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04Jul
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...
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30Jun
The Netherlands' Council Presidency, understanding the importance of international rail freight from the perspective of Europe's welfare, initiated the...
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20Jun
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...
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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...
T he European Council has reached a major milestone by adopting its first reading position on the Political Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package during the...