Calls for consultation on Germany’s “rail and waterways” proposal

Alex Dahm Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

26 July 2021

European transport and crane association ESTA is calling on German transport authorities to consult Brussels and European neighbours before acting on proposals to shift some heavy transport from the roads onto rail and waterways. Discussions have centred on amending the VEMAGS permit system to give preference to moving heavy loads travelling more than 250 kilometres by water or rail, before allowing such loads to move by road.

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