European rail freight transport still needs firm development strategies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) published an extremely useful report providing a detailed perspective on the […]
European rail freight transport still needs firm development strategies
Need for a new approach on intermodal transport
The freight transport in the EU is mostly performed by trucks (47.3%), followed by seagoing ships (37.8%), by trains (11.2%) […]
Europe will have more silent trains
New and more silent brake blocks, capable to reduce the noise of trains by up to 50% (especially for freight […]
Serbia, closer to the EU
In May, the Serbian Parliament adopted the “Railway Law”, a law that will permit competition and complete the restructuring of […]
Four companies submit offers for the acquisition of 75% in HZ Cargo
As the 28th member of the EU (as of 1 July 2013), Croatia gradually tries to align to the European […]
Croatia plans full liberalisation of railway services
Croatia became the 28th member state of the European Union. After Slovenia, it is the second member state of the […]
Rail Baltica fills in missing link
Ranked 27 of the 30 TEN-T priority projects, Rail Baltica corridor (Warsaw-Kaunas-Riga-Tallinn-Helsinki) is a strategic and sustainable project providing an […]
TEN-T core network will have to rely on the European freight corridors
The recent agreement between the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament sets the foundation of establishing the core […]
Quality of rail freight transport, affected by infrastructure sub-financing
The economic crisis had a negative impact on the railway freight sector, as well as on other transport modes, such […]
Positive efforts of rail freight operators are not enough. Further measures are necessary to increase efficiency and competitiveness
During 10 years of policies which have set ambitious objectives in railway freight transport, the European Commission has introduced several […]