File: Greening Freight Package The European Commission’s proposals for greener freight transport announced on Tuesday, 11 July, seem to be on the right track. The new Greening Freight Package measures highlight rail and the optimised capacity use and allocation...Read more
The European Environmental Agency reported a historic drop in the EU’s greenhouse emissions. “The data confirms a 30-year downward trend which led to the EU achieving its 2020 target to reduce emissions by 20% compared...Read more
The ongoing TEN-T regulation amendment seems to be on the right track to support the growth of intermodal and combined transport. “The infrastructure parameters for longer trains, the provision of sufficient track capacity for them...Read more
The German transport sector failed to meet its emission targets for 2021, emitting greenhouse gases 1,2 per cent more than 2020. “An alarming trend for climate targets”, says German non-profit rail transport association Allianz pro...Read more
The French infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau and the French Senate (upper house of the French parliament) are in an open conflict regarding the realisation of the national rail freight recovery plan. SNCF Réseau’s CEO underlined...Read more
Italian railway company Adriafer and the University of Trieste have joined forces to research sustainable development processes in the Italian port. Their focus will be transport, primarily the rail freight sector, and how it can...Read more
As the COP26 UN climate change conference takes place in Glasgow, UK, the urgency for a green transport transition is more urgent than ever. Shifting to rail freight transport is key for succeeding in environmental...Read more
For the biggest part, rail freight is already the greenest mode of transportation. It is also the flagship for EU green goals like the Fit for 55 package introduced recently. What else is there to...Read more
The European Commission has unveiled its ambitious ‘Fit for 55’ regulatory package. The objective is to deliver at least a 55 per cent reduction of EU greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This is considerably higher...Read more
PKP Energetyka, the electricity distributor to the Polish railway network, has launched a new traction energy storage facility. According to the company, it is the largest facility in Europe of its kind, and it can...Read more
The combined transport sector scored a positive performance in Q1 of 2021. Compared to the same period last year, traffic increased by 3,17 per cent. The results came under unprecedented conditions, involving Covid-19 restrictions and...Read more
The Commission’s guidelines concerning the European Green Deal’s implementation are comprehensive and necessary. However, the Combined Transport (CT) sector needs to focus on some specific aspects to contribute the maximum in the collective goal. As...Read more
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) launched on 31 March its new rail transport-oriented initiative under the title ‘Future is Rail’. Following the official kick-off of the European Year of Rail and...Read more
How does a railway undertaking manage the current crisis? And how can rail freight reach the next level of development by becoming the future transport mode? Balancing under extreme conditions without losing multifaceted focus and...Read more
For Rail Cargo Group, 2020 is the year when unexpected struggles and anticipated innovations came along. As the company states: “We are not immune to the impacts of Covid-19, but in 2020 we also reached...Read more
Rail freight is synonymous with a sustainable European future. Grabbing the opportunities offered after the Covid-19 pandemic to improve the sector is of central importance. These are some of the insights provided at the event...Read more
In order to implement the European Green Deal, the rail sector should develop standardisation and interoperability. Among other things, this means the necessity of introducing the 740-metre or even longer freight trains on the railway...Read more
Fifteen organisations from the transport sector have called for a bold and realistic European Green Deal in a joint announcement. They welcome the Green Deal, but also state that its success will depend on the...Read more