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UIRR Releases Comprehensive 2023-24 Report Covering Intermodal Transport and Technology Advancements

UIRR Releases Comprehensive 2023-24 Report Covering Intermodal Transport and Technology Advancements
photo: UIRR / Public domain/Railway tracks
19 / 07 / 2024

The UIRR Report 2023-24, along with its statistics supplement, has been published on their website, providing insights into the activities and achievements of the community, including Combined Transport operators, terminal managers, technology partners, and MoU peers.

The report focuses on key topics such as rail freight quality, intermodal transport, and digital transformation, offering a detailed overview of the past year in the Combined Transport sector.

The research projects and the state of the mostly digital services offered by UIRR can also be found in the Report alongside a summary of the CT4EU Campaign and the year of the association, as well as the statistical data of the 2023 annual performance that brought about a contraction of -10,57%.

2023 produced several new crises in transport, such as war-related impacts on maritime shipping, disturbances caused by excessive infrastructure works, as well as disruptions caused by strike actions and extreme weather phenomena. At the same time, none of the previous crises have been solved. Therefore, UIRR had and will have to continuously engage in crisis management.

UIRR Chairman, Michail Stahlhut, opined: "Door-to-door Combined Transport’s contribution to the competitiveness of the European economy, delivered through its superior labor-, energy-, infrastructure- and environmental- efficiency, will be recognized by policymakers. A resilient European economy will need much more Combined Transport."

UIRR Vice-Chairman, Jürgen Albersmann, added: "The UIRR Community chose to reinforce the association by electing a new Board of Directors that will use facts and figures to inform and convince both the European and the national decision-makers about the immediate contribution that Combined Transport can make during the coming years."

Europe’s need for more competitiveness and greater resilience presents a challenge for every sector of the economy, including Combined Transport. The solution must come through more standardization and a higher level of harmonized digitalization, supported by a broader range of more effective digital services. This will have to be complemented by a better-performing regulatory framework for the Single European Railway Area and for the Combined Transport sector. The second phase of the CT4EU campaign will be initiated soon to accompany efficiently the ongoing legislative dossiers.

"UIRR has been working hard together with its members for the European Combined Transport community throughout 2023. The association will do its best to return Combined Transport to the growth path and better productivity that are necessary to fulfill its role in achieving the policy objectives of the 27 Member States of the European Union," highlighted UIRR Director General, Ralf-Charley Schultze.

 

Source: UIRR Press Releases

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