{"id":277678,"date":"2025-09-03T22:57:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=65592"},"modified":"2025-09-03T22:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:57:04","slug":"combined-transport-association-presents-policy-requests-to-improve-military-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=277678","title":{"rendered":"Combined Transport association presents policy requests to improve military mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Combined Transport (CT) association UIRR has outlined policy proposals to boost the sector\u2019s capacity for military transports. Boosting the EU capacity for military mobility, the association says, will also have a positive impact on civilian CT.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>In its position paper, UIRR explains that European intermodal terminals are safe and secure facilities for transshipment of every type of freight. That makes them key enablers of military transports. Moreover, the association points out that CT operators are capable of organising most military transport with their current equipment, know-how and existing logistics network.<\/p>\n

Yet, Europe wants to boost its capacities. For that reason, UIRR has put forward its ideas on how to do that from a CT perspective. Firstly, it wants a clear designation of relevant transshipment terminals for military transports along the four EU military mobility corridors, among which is the Netherlands – Germany – Poland corridor.<\/p>\n

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Second, in the view of UIRR, those terminals should get priority when bidding for state aid schemes for upgrades. It also wants to update the EU\u2019s Dual-Use Infrastructure Regulation, which specifies requirements for dual-use infrastructure, to cover all unmovable transshipment technologies installed at terminals.<\/p>\n

Moreover, CT operators should be recognised in the EU\u2019s Resilience Directive of 2022 as critical entities for organising military transports, and should be incorporated in strategies to enhance their resilience. Lastly, the Combined Transport Directive, Weights and Dimensions Directive, the TSI Telematics Standard, the eFTI Regulation and other policy tools should ensure the \u201cefficient functioning and resilience\u201d of CT operators.<\/p>\n

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UIRR says that the interests of military mobility overlap in many cases with those of the civilian freight sector.<\/strong> Military logisticians have already been trying to incorporate CT in their operations. In short, the association wants the following measures to boost the capacity of CT\u00a0<\/strong>to aid military mobility:<\/p>\n