Austria shifts waste transport to rail, RCG invests millions to keep up
The Austrian government has put into force the Waste Management Act foreseeing the transport of considerable amounts of waste by rail from now on. The…
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.…
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).…
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…
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…