Topic: European-shippers-council

European Shippers Council calls for transitional period Brexit to avoid ‘cliff-edge scenario’

The European Shippers Council has called for a transitional period towards the Brexit of at least until December 2020. This is needed to allow governments as well as companies to finalise their preparations for the...Read more

06-01-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

EC transport leaders move to avoid a Rastatt repeat

The European Commission is laying down future contingency plans to avoid a repeat of the chaos caused to continental rail freight operations for nearly two months this summer as a result of the Rastatt landslip...Read more

01-11-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Rail freight CEOs: Performance indicators provide transparency

Rail freight operators will work more closely with the European Shippers Council (ESC) to increase the transparency of freight performance through key performance indicators (KPIs). Track-and-trace solutions will also be explored as a result of...Read more

22-05-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Rail Forum Europe demands urgent freight solutions

The ‘time is up for self-pity’ in the rail freight industry, and fast solutions then actions are needed now – that’s the stark message from an influential European rail pressure group. Adequate framework conditions should...Read more

12-12-2016|Comment|author: Simon Weedy