On behalf of the Management Board we are happy to announce that the next RAG/TAG meeting of Rail Freight Corridor Rhine-Danube will be held on 14^th October 2020, between 10:00 and 13:00.

Initially we planned to have finally a physical meeting, but unfortunately due to the current travel restrictions the event will be held through MS Teams.

During the meeting our C-OSS Manager, Ms Svenja Roßkopf, will present you the corridor’s Reserve Capacity offer for Timetable 2021 (to be published on 12^th October 2020), and is welcoming any questions which may arise.

Furthermore, we would like to continue the open discussion with our business partners concerning further measures towards a competitive and efficient rail freight services on our corridor.

The agenda of the meeting will be available shortly on our website.

We are looking forward to your numerous participation!

Ms Svenja Roßkopf is the newly appointed C-OSS Manager of our corridor.

We are happy to announce that starting with July 1st 2020 Svenja Roßkopf joined the PMO as C-OSS Manager for RFC Rhine-Danube. In her new function, she will serve as the single point of contact for our customers and will provide the timetable offers for the products PaP and Reserve Capacity, as well as feeders and outflows to these international paths. Ms Roßkopf presents the exclusive sales entry point and allocation body for any international path request crossing at least one border along RFC Rhine-Danube.

Svenja Roßkopf completed a master’s degree program in international logistics and management and has gained professional experience in the fields of finance, logistics and sales by working for internationally operating companies in various countries. As employee for RFC Rhine-Alpine she took her first steps in the RFC world and accompanied several projects and studies on a.o. infrastructure developments, capacity bottlenecks, international contingency management, marketing and the evaluation of Reg (EU) 913/2010. She is looking forward to continuously improving the international path products for RFC Rhine-Danube and to fruitfully exchanging ideas with our customers and partners.

During the Rhine-Danube Core Network Corridor meeting Mr. Jean-Marc Hillenberg, Managing Director of RFC Rhine-Danube (RFC RHD) introduced in his presentation the new RFC RHD, its strategy, and the needs of Railway Undertakings regarding the development of infrastructure (according to the initiative of Ms Elisabeth Werner). Mr Hillenberg emphasised the importance of abolishing operational and administrative bottlenecks on the corridor, and that every stakeholder has its responsibility in this process. The attractiveness of rail freight can only be ensured if the service provided is reliable and efficient when compared with other modes of transport.