International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP)

📢 During his hearing in front of the European Parliament’s Transport & Tourism Committee, Commissioner-designate Apostolos Tzitzikostas outlined his priorities for the next five years of transport policy in Europe.   🎯 Safe mobility as his top priority is a no-brainer. 💡And UIP fully shares his goal of accelerating the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in rail freight.   💡Concerning the realisation of the Single European Railway Area, the role of UIP in the next five years will be to make sure that the interests of rail freight do not take a backseat to the mobility of passengers. ➡More infrastructure capacity, ➡easier cross-border operations, and ➡enhanced multimodal integration are needed. 🤲We count on his support to bring legislative initiatives on Rail Capacity and Combined Transport’ towards the finish line.   🎯 The digital transformation will be critical to meet Europe’s rail freight goals. 💡 UIP welcomes the Commissioner-designate’s support to innovations like DAC and looks forward to the “Sustainable Transport Investment Plan” he announced for 2025.   🤲 Together, we’re committed to a smarter, more efficient and competitive European rail freight. Mr Tzitzikostas can count on UIP’s determination and proposals to place rail freight at the centre of the political attention.

“Mercancías al Tren” arrives in Pamplona to raise awareness about sustainable freight transport. 🚄🌱    The campaign highlighted rail transport's critical role in reducing pollution and combating climate change. 🌍   José Andrés Arribas Navarro represented FAPROVE at the event, showcasing the association’s commitment to innovation and sustainable solutions in the logistics sector.   The International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP) together with its National Associations, is committed to driving sustainable and innovative #RailFreight transport across Europe!   Read the full article to learn more 👇

🚆 A unique journey with great exchanges on key topics of #RailFreight! Last month, UIP traveled with a European train to #InnoTrans2024.   David Zindo, our President, highlighted the crucial role of #DAC and UIP's vision for digital, automated, connected rail freight.   Take a look below for the highlights from the #EuropeForRail train! 👇

A big thank you to our members! 🌟 On 1-2 October we brought together our national associations for an exciting meeting in Zurich 🏔, hosted by our Swiss association VAP – Verband der verladenden Wirtschaft . 💡 We provided updates on our upcoming advocacy activities, on technical policy and encouraged the bilateral dialogue between UIP and the National Associations. To round off the experience a fun-filled chocolate workshop🍫 followed after our meeting! 🙏 A huge thank you to all who joined us to stay on track for #RailFreight! 🛤

💡 Innovation in rail is the main focus on the #EuropeForRail train to #InnoTrans2024! As the leading private investors in rail freight, wagon keepers are committed to unlocking the potential of #DAC to render rail freight more efficient, competitive, and digitally integrated. David Zindo, UIP President emphasised: “Costs are what you pay, value is what you get. Innovation indeed increases costs per tonne, but we deliver more value to shippers. In addition, we save external costs for society.” He also stressed that: “DAC is key to attract the younger generation, improve workers' safety, and add value to the entire rail freight system. Now, it is the time to prove it can work. We need pioneer trains.” 🔎The panel discussion highlighted the importance of a coordinated EU-wide deployment of new solutions to lay the tracks for automation and digitalisation in #RailFreight. Together, we drive the future of rail freight!🚆

UIP is on its way to #INNOTRANS2024! What an exciting journey ahead from Brussels to Berlin alongside key stakeholders across the rail industry! 🇪🇺🚆 🔔 Stay tuned & join us in our efforts to shape a more efficient, innovative, and connected European rail freight system!

📢 UIP congratulates & welcomes Apostolos Tzitzikostas! 🎉 Συγχαρητήρια (Sinharitíria) και Καλώς Ήρθες (Kalós írthes)! 🎉 European private wagon keepers look forward to a fruitful partnership with you and your team during this pivotal period to realise Europe’s sustainable transport goals. As we work towards the EU’s Green Deal 2030 targets, we envision a digital, automated and connected rail freight ecosystem. 🚆 🌍Together, we can make rail freight the backbone of Europe's sustainable mobility. #RailFreight #Digitalisation #GreenDeal

🚄 Europe's #RailFreight hits another milestone!   The EDDP Programme Board & Supervisory Board confirmed the selection of the standard E-Coupler design for the Digital Automatic Coupler (DAC) in European rail freight transport!   🔌 The E-Coupler : ➡ensures seamless rail freight operations, and ➡enables automation & digital rail services   This decision marks a significant step towards improved interoperability of the #DAC in Europe and increased performance in the rail freight transport.   🔍Check out the post of Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking below👇   #fp5 #dac #transformingraifreight #EU_Rail

📢 Exciting news for Europe’s transport future! Under the CEF call of 2023, the EU is investing €7 billion in sustainable, safe, & smart transport infrastructure. This funding is crucial to: 🍃 achieving our climate goals 🛤  enhancing connectivity across the continent Out of the 408 submitted applications, 134 projects were selected with 80% of the funding for #railway projects. The newly revised TEN-T Regulation also takes effect today, furthering the efforts towards a resilient transport network within the European Union. For more information ➡ https://lnkd.in/eCtS3e6G

ERA's latest reports on rail safety are out. Discover key insights and initiatives for a more efficient railway system! Take a look at the post below ⬇️