Improving the competitive position of rail freight at Intermodal Europe 2013
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02/08/2013
Strengthening European rail freight transport throughout the logistics and supply chain and improving the competitive position of rail freight will be the focus of rail freight forum sessions on Wednesday 9 October during Intermodal Europe 2013 at the Hamburg Messe, Germany.
Director
of European Rail Freight Association and Chairman
of the Rail Freight Group, Lord Tony Berkeley,
will be chairing the interactive sessions.
“I see the mid to long term targets within
the rail freight business as building knowledge
and expertise in order to achieve better deals,
and in the short term, we need to improve the
number of customers - it's a difficult
industry.” says Lord Berkeley.
“One of the topics that I expect to be raised
by the speakers or audience on the day is the
European Commission's rail liberalisation
programme” he adds. “By greater separation
of track from train, more and fairer competition
is created between rail operators, which helps
to drive service and price, keeping the customer
happy. It is a key topic at the moment.”
A wide variety of people from customers and operators,
wagon suppliers, shipping lines, supply chain,
transport and logistics professionals will attend
the rail freight forums.
“Because a lot of customers and operators
attend, the speakers are talking to an informed
audience” says Lord Berkeley. “Sharing
views, issues and experiences can help to demonstrate
the importance of ensuring that governments and
the Commission, as well as regulators, understand
the industry and the needs of operators and customers
to enable the sector to grow.”
Additional speakers at the rail freight forum
will include Frank Schuhholz, Managing Director
of European Rail Shuttle; Bernhard Kunz, CEO of
Hupac; and Monika Heiming, Secretary General of
the European Infrastructure Managers Association.
“Events such as Intermodal Europe are important
because everybody in the industry needs to know
what is going on,” says Lord Berkeley. “Companies
invest a lot in rail freight and expect a return
on investment.”
The
Rail Freight Group is a representative body of
the rail freight industry in the UK and has 120
corporate members. The key objective of the Rail
Freight Group is to increase the volume of freight
carried by rail. The organisation focuses on policy
issues to ensure that Government and regulatory
policies are right for the industry.
The Rail Freight Group also runs training for
rail customers. “Being informed by the Rail
Freight Group helps to make a complex industry
a bit less complex and helps companies to strike
better deals.” adds Lord Berkeley.
Intermodal Europe 2013 takes place from 8-10
October at the Hamburg Messe in Germany.
Event organiser, Informa, has announced a new
event, Intermodal Asia 2014, which will be held
for the first time from 1-3 April 2014 in Shanghai.
For more information, contact Sophie Ahmed sophie.ahmed@informa.com
or call +44 (0) 207 017 5112.
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