UIRR Newsletter Q2.2019: Turmoil with consequences 16/09/19

Germany: logistics sector calls for prioritizing rail freight needs 2

Belgium: call for rail freight in mobility plan. 2

Roadmap to doubling rail freight by 2035..... 2

Railway sector & private capital flow........... 2

France landslide: RNE Contingency Handbook put to the test 2

China & Russia: new cargo types in transcontinental rail 2

Shippers & modal actors: investment into digitalisation 2

Intermodal sector’s EU transport policy expectations 2

New distance-based toll to fund modal shift enabling projects 3

Monopoly Commission: call for break-up of the DB Group 3

EU CT reaches record levels in 2018............ 3

FIATA guidelines & container transport....... 3

If rail freight is to be doubled, intermodal volumes must triple 3

Belgium: logistics sector asks for government support to modal shift 3

Port of Rotterdam effectively facilitates shift from truck to train 3

Digitalisation in logistics: EU project launch . 3

Dangerous Goods in intermodal: Revised UIRR guidelines issued 3

Personnel News....................................... 4

Members' News....................................... 4

Key Dates & Events. 4

UIRR Quarterly
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Business outlook

for the 12 months between

1 July 2019 - 30 June 2020