Brussels, 06/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - According to a report commissioned by the International Union of Railways (UIC), investment in the field of combined transport is insufficient to meet market demand. In order for rail to absorb growth, greater capacity of the rail network and intermodal terminals are needed, the report concludes.
Unlike the trend for rail freight transport, international combined rail-road transport more than doubled between 1988 and 2002, going from 14 to 44 million...