Pim Bastiaanse, Rail Manager Europe at Dow, has been named\u00a0Rail Shipper of the Year 2024<\/em>. From his base in Terneuzen, he shares his vision on the sector and Dow\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”default_arrow” url=”https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/en\/political-directors\/dow-chemicals-future-proof-growth-by-rail\/” text=”Read more”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ id=”1746871354847-10″ tab_id=”1746871354848-6″ title=”Artikel”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1682154723095{background-image: url(https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Scherm_afbeelding-2023-04-22-om-10.59.21.png?id=2123) !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_link=”https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/en\/logistics-service-providers-and-shippers\/video-rail-talent-of-the-year-matthew-harteveld-about-the-european-year-of-skills\/”][vc_column_text]\n The rail sector is also currently facing a severe skills shortage as a large part of the workforce will retire in the next 10 years, just when technological developments require more skills.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”default_arrow” url=”https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/en\/logistics-service-providers-and-shippers\/video-rail-talent-of-the-year-matthew-harteveld-about-the-european-year-of-skills\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ id=”1746871354880-2″ tab_id=”1746871354881-3″ title=”Artikel”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1674549761340{background-image: url(https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Marleen-van-de-Kerkhof-Vivianne-Heijnen-Oscar-Vermeij-scaled-1.jpeg?id=1913) !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n The rail ambassadors of the European Year of Youth Marleen van de Kerkhof (on behalf of Railforum and Jonge Veranderaars) and Oscar Vermeij (on behalf of Rail Cargo information Netherlands) handed over their final report \u201cThe future is ours!\u201d to Dutch State Secretary Vivianne Heijnen of Infrastructure and Water Management[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”default_arrow” url=”\/en\/political-directors\/rail-cargo-ambassadors-present-final-report-on-european-year-of-youth\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ id=”1746871354921-0″ tab_id=”1746871354922-1″ title=”Artikel”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1631095201001{background-image: url(https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/RF_17-scaled.jpeg?id=631) !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n With the initiative Rail Freight. The Future is Ours, we as a sector are united in our commitment to sustainable, competitive and reliable freight transport. Contact us<\/a> and become an ambassador too![\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”default_arrow” url=”#contact-wrapper”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ id=”1746871354950-6″ tab_id=”1746871354951-5″ title=”Artikel”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n With the Swiss national railway network stretching beyond 2,000 miles of track, estimates place the amount of power generation at potentially beyond 1 terawatt hour or 2% of the entire gross annual consumption.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”default_arrow” url=”https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/innovation\/switzerland-set-to-roll-out-solar-panels-between-railway-tracks\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ id=”1746871354974-4″ tab_id=”1746871354975-5″ title=”Artikel”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1746871276654{background-image: url(https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Van-Dijk-Flora-AGF-sector-spoorvervoer.jpeg?id=3053) !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n Austria now joins Sweden, Italy, Spain and Poland as destinations served intermodally by Van Dijk Flora. The modal shift on this route results in a CO\u2082 reduction of 900 kilograms per trip.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=”small” button_style=”regular” button_color_2=”Accent-Color” icon_family=”default_arrow” url=”https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/en\/political-directors\/van-dijk-flora-chooses-rail-freight-for-international-distribution-of-flowers-and-plants\/”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ id=”1746871355003-3″ tab_id=”1746871355004-9″ title=”Artikel”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1637077984978{background-image: url(https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ricoh-3.jpg?id=1199) !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n More transport by rail is a must. Otherwise, we will not achieve our climate targets. Yet some companies seem reluctant to switch from road to intermodal transport. A misjudgment as there are only advantages. 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Otherwise, we will not achieve our climate targets. Yet some companies seem reluctant to switch from road to intermodal transport. A misjudgment as there are only advantages. 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Otherwise, we will not achieve our climate targets. Yet some companies seem reluctant to switch from road to intermodal transport. A misjudgment as there are only advantages. 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On October 4, the train covered the Amsterdam-Brussels route.<\/p>\n LINK<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ id=”1746871355332-6″ tab_id=”1746871355333-6″ title=”Artikel”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1632211614040{background-image: url(https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Rail-Freight-2050-scaled.jpg?id=895) !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=”basic” text_color=”#ffffff” quote=”Het spoorgoederenvervoer in 2050 LINK<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ id=”1746871355090-10″ tab_id=”1746871355091-5″ title=”Artikel”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1675170424914{background-image: url(https:\/\/thefutureisours.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Schermafbeelding-2023-01-31-om-12.56.38.png?id=1959) !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=”basic” text_color=”#ffffff” quote=”2023: European Year of Skills!” name=”The Future is Ours” subtitle=”EU campaign”][vc_column_text]Rail Cargo and The Future is Ours have adopted the European Year of Skills to promote working in the rail freight sector and create a better image for international rail freight transport in Europe.<\/p>\nVideo: Rail talent of the year Matthew Harteveld about the European Year of Skills<\/h3>\n
Rail Cargo Ambassadors present final report on European Year of Youth<\/h1>\n
Together we are building the future of rail freight transport. Are you also joining in?<\/h3>\n
Switzerland Set to Roll Out Solar Panels Between Railway Tracks<\/h1>\n
Van Dijk Flora chooses rail freight for international distribution of flowers and plants<\/h1>\n
On the green track part 3: Ricoh<\/h3>\n
\nDe toekomst begint nu” name=”Paul Zoeter, Bas Reijnders en Eric Nooijen” subtitle=”Genomineerden voor de Rail Cargo Award voor Person of the Year”][vc_column_text]By 2050, CO2 emissions from the mobility sector will have fallen by 90%. The doubling of rail freight transport has made an unprecedented contribution to this.<\/p>\n