Overview News
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Concerns expressed to MEPs over Rail Recast Package
11-05-2012 -
ESC Maritime Transport Council Chairman loses his last fight
10-05-2012 -
32 billion Euro for transport
25-04-2012 -
ESC appoints a new Secretary General
20-04-2012 -
Green Freight Europe gets European Commission approval
29-03-2012 -
ESC reactions to the FMC’s Study of the 2008 Repeal of the Liner Conference exemption from EU Competition Law
22-02-2012 -
The continuing threat to shipping and cargo from acts of piracy
09-02-2012 -
ESC mourns the loss of Rail Freight Council Chairman following tragic accident
10-01-2012 -
European Initiative for a new CO2-monitoring programme gathers momentum
12-12-2011 -
ESC comments on agreement between MSC & CMA CGM
06-12-2011 -
ESC's Customers' Charter goes Green to address Sustainable Shipping
30-09-2011 -
ESC welcomes Time-definite services launched by Maersk Line
15-09-2011 -
ESC welcomes agreement in IMO but opposed to fuel levies on GHG emissions in shipping
20-07-2011 -
Postpone new low sulphur fuel regulation or risk major shift to road freight, warns ESC
15-07-2011 -
Ringing in the changes: European Shippers’ Council supports drive for new business models
08-06-2011 -
EMS Forum welcomes announcement Dutch government to allow EMS vehicles
20-05-2011 -
Shippers largely welcome Commission’s ambitious Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area
28-03-2011 -
ESC elects new Chairman
24-03-2011 -
Shippers warn: Piracy is not a local issue but a global concern for all
25-02-2011 -
ESC urges shippers to take a more proactive role in air freight
11-02-2011 -
ESC opens debate on the "grey box" concept
22-11-2010 -
How to deliver sustainable business models for future rail freight services
12-11-2010 -
ESC welcomes Commission decision on Air Price Fixing Cartel
10-11-2010 -
ESC warns knee-jerk reactions from air cargo security regulators could be counter-productive
05-11-2010 -
European single wagon-load rail freight service threatens to implode on itself and shippers
24-10-2010 -
European Council agreement will not sustain the ‘greening of transport’
18-10-2010 -
ESC welcomes proposals to eliminate anti-trust immunity for carriers in the US
27-09-2010 -
ESC welcomes Recast First Railway Package
17-09-2010 -
LOGSEC project launched to improve understanding of logistics and supply chain security
23-04-2010
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How to deliver sustainable business models for future rail freight services
- Friday, 12 November 2010
Does rail freight in Europe really have a bright future or is it destined to always be the bridesmaid and never the bride? The European Shippers' Council is holding a seminar to show that rail can be competitive and sustainable, but only if we focus on liberalisation and new business models to make it work.
The European Commission have re-cast the first railways package directing greater liberalisation of European rail freight. There is, according to some commentators, now too much liberalisation of the sector and that there isn't enough volume to share among any more players in the market.
Shippers have always argued for liberalisation, suggesting it is the only way you really get the service quality and competitive pricing necessary to make it attractive to shippers. Session one, will hear from pro-liberalisation speakers as to why liberalisation must be pursued with even more zeal. With the Recast of the First Railway Package this process has now started and high level speakers from the Commission, the industry and shippers will cast their light on this.
The traditional single wagon-load rail freight services cannot work anymore, what ever the degree of liberalisation; that is the message from a number of single wagon-load service providers; but there are others who say that it can work and be viable for operators and their customers: you just need to apply some new models to the business.
The Seminar will explore those who claim to have new models to make single wagon-load and rail freight services in general become viable, competitive, sustainable and growing businesses, better serving customers' logistics and supply chain needs.
Come to the ESC's Shipper' Forum on the Future of Rail Freight in Europe and find out how European rail freight will successively serve European customers.
The event is organized with De Lloyd and Nieuwsblad Transport
How to become a member
People involved directly or indirectly in the movement of freight and the procurement of freight transport and logistics services must keep up with new proposals that could affect their business and stay ahead of developments.
The European Shippers’ Council represents the freight transport interests of some 100,000 companies.