News & Events

Deutsche Bahn CEO Rüdiger Grube Attends the International Transport Forum 2009

19-May-2009

“I’m very interested in the International Transport Forum in Leipzig”, said Deutsche Bahn CEO Rüdiger Grube, “because this is the establishment of an internationally recognised Forum for the transport sector. Strategic topics for a forward looking and sustainable transport policy for the 21st century can be discussed at a high ranking level. Intelligent inter-modal connections are of outstanding importance – and we at Deutsche Bahn will contribute to this.”

First Visit of New U.S. Secretary of Transportation to Europe for International Transport Forum

15-Apr-2009

“We are proud and very pleased that many Ministers of our Member countries have confirmed their presence at this year’s International Transport Forum, amongst others the U.K., France, Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Russia. And we are especially pleased that the new U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, will pay his first visit to Europe on the occasion of the 2009 Forum,” announced Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Paris on Wednesday.

Turkey Encouraged to Develop Intermodal Transport Solutions: ITF Publishes Peer Review on Intermodal Transport in Turkey

06-Apr-2009

“A dynamic logistics industry, combined with a large international road vehicle fleet, underscores Turkey's potential to become one of the most significant logistics hubs in the region”, said Jack Short, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum (ITF), presenting a study on intermodal transport in Turkey.

Call for More International Cooperation: International Transport Forum in preparation of the Transport Summit of the Year

06-Apr-2009

“Protectionist measures need to be avoided and international cooperation needs to be strengthened in the present global downturn”, emphasised the Secretary General of the International Transport Forum (ITF) Jack Short at a meeting of the Transport Management Board (TMB) of the ITF in Istanbul.

International Transport Forum (ITF) - Newsletters

16-Mar-2009

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Joint Prize for Innovation in Transport and Logistics along the Global Supply Chain

04-Mar-2009

The principal aim of the joint ITF-CLECAT-FIATA award, is to recognise innovative initiatives to meet the challenges of supplying efficient, sustainable, intermodal transport and logistics services across the global supply chain, particularly in the current economic context.

The award is open to transport and logistic companies operating in Member and Observer countries of the ITF (www.internationaltransportforum.org/about/members.html), and will be awarded in three different categories, Multinationals, Regional Operators and Local Operators.

Forum 2009 Prize for Innovation in Transport and Logistics along the Global Supply Chain

04-Mar-2009

As part of the events surrounding the 2009 International Transport Forum on Transport and Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Downturn, the International Transport Forum will be awarding jointly with CLECAL and FIATA a prize for innovation in Transport and Logistics along the Global Supply Chain.