Joan Amoros - Railway Days 2013

FERRMED ASBL“Promotion du Grand Axe Ferroviaire de MarchandisesScandinavie-Rhin-Rhône- Mediterranée Occidentale”Created in 2004 by the private sector, FERRMED is the first initiative infavour of a European rail freight network that is completely directedtowards the needs of Market and companies. In particular, we arepromoting the implementation of common technical standards all overEurope (the so-called “FERRMED Standards”), the improvement of theconnections between ports and hinterlands, through the rail freightnetwork and inland terminals, and the conception of a high priority railfreight network Scandinavia-Rhine-Rhone-Western Mediterranean.In 8 years, FERRMED already has 150 members from all over Europe andNorth Africa. Among those, all kind of manufacturing companies, PortAuthorities, Chambers of Commerce, intermodal terminals, logisticsoperators and associations, rail and road freight operators, employerassociations, rail rolling stock industries, distribution and retailercompanies, etc, can be found.© FERRMED asbl (J. Amorós)2