Topic: Labour shortage

Shortages delay and suspend nearly 50,000 trains in Russia

Russian rail maintenance companies are struggling to acquire enough spare parts to service locomotives. They also face a shortage of highly educated staff. As a result, Russian Railways (RZD) has had to suspend or delay...Read more

19-03-2024|Comment|author: Dennis van der Laan

‘Labour shortage in the industry is not only a matter of quantity’

eventOne of the current issues in the rail and port sectors is the shortage of personnel while the demand keeps increasing. Federica Catani, Director of Scuola Nazionale Trasporti e Logistica, will participate in the RailFreight...Read more

29-08-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

‘State support for rail freight personnel training is crucial in Italy’

FerMerci, the main Italian rail freight association, is asking the state to facilitate the training of rail workers by funding the courses. The association also recently launched a project to recruit young people in key...Read more

05-05-2023|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi