2025: Difficult year for rail freight transport
The new year 2025, which is slowly getting underway, will once again be challenging for the rail freight transport industry.In France, the state-owned freight transport company SNCF is being largely privatised.The state-owned DB Cargo in Germany is facing staff layoffs.Problems with the inadequate rail infrastructure are hampering rail transport in several European countries.
Alianz pro Schiene demands immediate increase of German rail freight traffic to 25 percent
At the turn of the year, the non-profit Allianz Pro Schiene (Alliance pro rail) called for an immediate increase in the share of rail freight transport in the transport activity in Germany to 25 percent.
15th forum on rail freight transport on 1./2. February in Berlin
The focus of the 15th Forum on Rail Freight Transport on February 1 and 2, 2022 in the Radisson Collection Hotel in Berlin is the expansion of climate-friendly rail freight transport.