Lithuania is going to do helicopter surveillance on Russian transit trains. Moscow has to send trains through the country to reach its exclave Kaliningrad overland.…
Parliamentarians in the Netherlands held a long-awaited rail freight debate on Thursday 3 April. For the rail freight sector it was a crucial moment. Businesses…
Military mobility remains a significant issue in the European Union considering the geopolitical tensions of the past few years. Organising military transport should now be…
Climate change is posing an increasing number of challenges, including on European railways. The International Union of Railways (UIC) has launched the Resilient Rail (RERA)…
Extreme weather events related to climate change have increased in frequency and intensity in Europe over the past few years, becoming more unpredictable. They often…
Representative body Logistics UK has highlighted concerns over freight governance within the nationalisation framework for Britain’s railways. The industry advocates have been following proceedings in…
The EU’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) is soon becoming available (and required) for the rail sector. Rail importers in the EU, Norway, Switzerland and…
The rail freight industry is currently experiencing a variety of challenges. One of them revolves around its ageing workforce and their working conditions, another one…