VDV and BME Rail Freight Forum: Promoting rail transport with perseverance and imagination

The transport and logistics industry started the new year with positive momentum at the traditional 18th BME/VDV Rail Freight Forum in Berlin – despite the current recession and cost increases for using the railway lines. VDV Vice President Joachim Berends told CARGO FREIGHT JOURNAL: “When it comes to the railway, we must not think in short time frames when it comes to the approval of new infrastructure, financing, and maintaining the existing network. And that was the topic here.”

15th VPI Symposium: Rail infrastructure needs reliability in renovation

The 15th VPI Symposium of the Association of Freight Wagon Owners in Germany took place in Hamburg on January 14, 2025. VPI Chairman Malte Lawrenz described the poor condition of the railway infrastructure as the “biggest pain point in the industry”. In front of the 250 participants, the VPI chairman named other key areas of action: securing innovation funding for projects such as ETCS and DAK, reforming the track pricing system, separating InfraGo from the DB Group, securing single wagon traffic and strengthening combined transport.

IoT und Big Data bei den Eisenbahnen – Leitkonferenz am 31.5. und 1.6.2023 in Köln

Der globale Markt für vorausschauende Wartung, einschließlich IoT-basierter Fernüberwachung von Zügen und Gleisen, befindet sich noch in der Entwicklung. Er weist in den nächsten drei Jahren eine erwartete jährliche Wachstumsrate von 21 Prozent auf. Das Internet der Dinge (IoT) definiert die Bahnindustrie neu – mit erheblichen Vorteilen.

RailFreight on Tour – The Hungarian Edition meets Debrecen, 19./20. Oktober 2022

Business Development Manager Rob Vos freut sich über die Resonanz: „Auf dieser Konferenz in Debrecen können Sie Ihre Dienstleistungen einem engagierten Publikum vorstellen und Ihre neuen Geschäftspartner kennenlernen.“ Bei der ungarischen Ausgabe von RailFreight on Tour wird das Potenzial Ungarns auf der internationalen Landkarte des Schienengüterverkehrs untersucht. Die Veranstaltung wird von der niederländischen ProMedia group.nl und RailFreight.com organisiert. CARGO FREIGHT JOURNAL ist einer der Medienpartner der Veranstaltung. Informationen finden sich unter: https://events.railfreight.com/railfreight-on-tour/hungary/programme/

RailFreight on Tour – The Hungarian Edition meets Debrecen October 19-20, 2022

Business Development Manager Rob Vos is pleased with the response: “At this Debrecen conference, you may promote your services to a dedicated audience and meet your new business partners.” At The Hungarian Edition of the RailFreight on Tour, the potential of Hungary on the international rail freight map is explored.
The event is organised by the Dutch ProMedia group.nl and RailFreight.com. CARGO FREIGHT JOURNAL is one of the media partners of the event. Information are given under: https://events.railfreight.com/railfreight-on-tour/hungary/programme/