- Industry & Infrastructure, Land Transport
- 09/01/2024
With over 450 guests, the traditional New Year's reception of the Association of Freight Car Owners in Germany e.V. (VPI) set a new attendance record. At the 14th VPI Symposium on the following January 9th, the modernisation of the infrastructure and combined transport were the focus of the debates.
- Land Transport
- 24/03/2022
An unprecedented decision was apparently made on March 23, 2022 by DB Netz AG, the manager of the German public railway network. It interrupted rail freight traffic in large parts of Germany for several hours.
- Land Transport
- 15/03/2022
This Wednesday, March 16, 2022, Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) intends to approve the federal government's draft budget for the current 2022 financial year. Due to the Ukraine war, it is to be expected that there will be a supplementary budget at a later date. Despite all the problems with Corona and the consequences of the war, the network of European railways NEE appeals: The financing of rail projects must continue right now!
- Land Transport
- 13/03/2022
Born in Dresden and with a degree in business administration, Torsten Herbst has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2017. He is parliamentary manager of the FDP parliamentary group, member of the Federal Executive Committee of the FDP, State Treasurer of the FDP Saxony, deputy member for the FDP in the Bundestag Transport Committee. CARGO MANAGER Editor-in-Chief Hermann Schmidtendorf interviewed the proven liberal railway and transport expert.
- Land Transport
- 27/02/2022
The railways are also heavily involved on the fourth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian State Railways blew up all track connections to Russia. A train with ammunition arrived in Ukraine from the Czech Republic.