A provisional agreement on a better planning and allocation of railway infrastructure capacity in the EU was approved in Transport and Tourism Committee on 27 […]
Topic: Rail
FERRMED conference “How to Solve the Stagnant Rail Freight Share in the EU: +FIRRST is the Solution” took place in Brussels on the 13th of […]
European Shippers’ Council (ESC) fully supports Petition No 0411/2025 put forward by Georg Janke, which calls for the introduction of English as a common operating […]
9 July 2025, the European Commission adopted an implementing decision setting out key milestones and deadlines for the completion of Rail Baltica, a flagship cross-border […]
19 June 2025, Barcelona, Spain – The International Alliance for the pilot test of the +FIRRST system (Fast, Flexible, Integrated Rail-Road System of Transport) was […]
Where knowledge meets innovation The 16th edition of RailTech Europe will bring together the international railway industry in the Netherlands on 4 & 5 March […]
About the European Silk Road Summit While the main route continues to exist, the last couple of years have given room to alternatives, bypasses and […]
ESC, FERRMED, IRU, MCrit, and UIRR are launching a Stakeholders’ Alliance to implement the Fast, Flexible, Integrated Rail-Road System of Transport (+FIRRST System) in order […]
Warsaw, 5 March 2025, a Rail Directors meeting will take place to provide an up-to-date overview of the situation in the railway field in Europe […]
10 March 2025, Belgrade, Serbia, ESC Secretary General Godfried Smit will make a keynote speech at the Grain Logistica International Conference. The aim of the […]
The European Union’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) aims to enhance the safety and security of goods entering the EU by introducing a standardised pre-arrival […]
Shippers are encouraged to respond to the ALICE survey regarding challenges facing rail and intermodal transport. The survey is looking at challenges such as punctuality, […]
In the dynamic world of logistics and transport, finding sustainable and efficient solutions is paramount. Transport capacity has been highlighted as a key challenge hampering […]
RailFreight Summit ‘25 is coming back to Poland on 8-9 April 2025 for its 8th edition, this time in Gdańsk, with a spotlight on how […]
The railway sector is full of bright ideas, ingenious innovation and bold policy initiatives devised to enhance, grow and strengthen the rail mode today and […]













