Conference

The professional railway sector represented by the International Union of Railways (UIC) is organising the Global Rail Freight Conference on 6-7 July in St Petersburg, at the kind invitation of RZD and their President Mr Vladimir Yakunin.

This event will be a key opportunity to discuss fundamental topics such as :

  • Railway transport in times of the global economic meltdown
  • Green Logistics – An opportunity for rail!
  • Railway liberalisation – How to attract private investments?
  • Rail Land bridges – Conditions for success
  • Combined Traffic – The future of the container
  • Wagonload – Thriving in North America, surviving in Europe?
  • Combined Traffic – The need to drive efficiency
  • Global logistics built on rail – Creating customer value

The conference languages will be Russian and English.

Articles

Conference feedback

Around 300 participants from over 30 different countries attended the second edition of the UIC Global Rail Freight Conference (GRFC) which took (...)

Foreword from RZD

Ladies and gentlemen, Russia is such a vast country that the railway industry is by definition a key factor not only in the transport system (...)

Foreword from UIC

It is a pleasure to invite you to this second edition of the UIC Global Rail Freight Conference organised at the kind invitation of the Russian (...)

Programme

[!sommaire] Participants who arrive Saint Petersburg the day before, on 5 July, will be able to register and are warmly welcome to a drinks (...)

Social Programme

For accompanying people (spouses) We invite you to join touristic tours on 6-7July. You will have an opportunity to see one of the most (...)

Speakers

The Global Rail Freight Conference will be a significant event in the international rail freight calendar 2010. Top executives of the railways (...)