Topic: Greening Freight Package

DON'T MISS IT! RailFreight Webinar – Policy Spotlight: can we fix the Greening Freight Package?

The past few months brought various significant developments of rail freight and intermodal policies. RailFreight.com is organising a webinar on 24 February 2026 at 14.…
FILE: GREENING FREIGHT PACKAGE The Combined Transport Directive might survive after all

The European Parliament rejected the “withdrawal of the Combined Transport Directive revision proposal”, UIRR said. “It is a positive development but we are not out…
FILE: GREENING FREIGHT PACKAGE TRAN Committee gives its final approval to the Capacity Management Regulation

In the same week where the Combined Transport Directive was abandoned, another piece of the Greening Freight Package is taking a step closer to implementation.…
now or never Last chance to save the Combined Transport Directive

Tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January the Transport Committee of the European Parliament will make its final decision on the fate of the Combined Transport Directive (CTD).…
File: Greening Freight Package Capacity Regulation agreement sees rail freight fears come true

The EU’s Council and Parliament have come to a provisional agreement on the much-anticipated Capacity Regulation. A step forward for international rail freight, one should…
FILE: GREENING FREIGHT PACKAGE EU institutions agree on system to count transport emissions, but it won’t be mandatory

The European Parliament (EP) and Council reached a preliminary agreement on “a single EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport services.” Despite…
File: Greening Freight Package The EU’s Capacity Regulation appears at risk of becoming worthless for rail freight

The EU’s Capacity Regulation was anticipated to bring the Single European Railway Area a step closer. However, with Member States working to keep as much…
GLOOMY OUTLOOK Is Europe failing at rail freight?

The past few weeks have been characterised by cries for help coming from a vast number of European rail freight players, highlighting how the sector…
File: Greening Freight Package UIRR advocates for rail freight protections in EU Capacity Regulation

The International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) has called for a number of measures to be included in the EU’s Rail Infrastructure Capacity Management…
FILE: GREENING FREIGHT PACKAGE ‘Fusion of Combined Transport and Weights and Dimensions Directive remains unlikely’

Many representatives of the rail freight industry have been calling on European institutions to consider the Combined Transport Directive (CTD) and the Weights and Dimensions…
file: greening freight package European associations ask for more concreteness over Greening Freight Package

The Greening Freight Package remains a significant initiative for the European Union. One of its pillars, the Combined Transport Directive, is however once again in…
file: greening freight package Capacity Management Regulation might be approved this spring

The management of rail capacity across the European Union is in dire need of changing, especially if the mission is to boost international rail freight…