Joint Statement on wagonload traffic

CEFIC, CEPI, CER, CLECAT, EFIP, ESC, ESPO and UIP, hereafter “the associations”, welcome the fact that rail freight, which has a strategic role to play in addressing pressing societal and logistical challenges, is on the agenda of the European Commission. The 2011 Transport White Paper, indeed, recognises the important role of rail freight and provides the basis for its development.