Topic: Rail Cargo Austria

Austria announces discount on track access charges

Following the example of France, the Austrian government wants to support rail freight operators with a discount on the user charges for the rail infrastructure. It made this announcement last Saturday. The measures are expected...Read more

11-08-2020|Comment|author: Paul van den Bogaard

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

UIC protests at sudden ending of pallet agreement

The International Union of Railways (UIC) has strongly protested at a sudden decision to end a deal which lets freight operators share pallets. This has been blamed by the European Pallet Association (EPA) on criminal...Read more

10-03-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

UIC leads operation to seize fake freight pallets

Thousands of counterfeit freight pallets were seized in an operation carried out by the International Union of Railways (UIC) with partners in Belgium, Austria, Germany and the Ukraine. Four trucks originating from the Ukraine were...Read more

16-01-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy