This year's European Rolling Stock Forum was marked by the introduced innovations and planned investments in the passenger and freight rolling stock sector.
Michał Zięba, HANTON’s Managing Partner, participated in the second debate within the Forum which was entirely devoted to freight services. The most vital issues discussed during the debate were the progressive professionalization of rolling stock companies, providing the necessary flexibility to carriers in the provision of transport services, and the extraordinary increase in trade at railway border crossings with Belarus and Ukraine.
Zięba emphasized the risks associated with the turnover of used rolling stock that may have both technical and formal defects which may be of great importance in its further resale or in the event of a railway accident.
The participants of the debate mutually agreed that the continued demand for platform wagons for transporting containers will lead to the prices’ increase and it will make their purchase difficult. This trend will be intensified as a result of the expected intermodal competition organized by the Centre for EU Transport Projects.
We recommend attention to the statement of mec. Łukasz Dziamski - Partner of HANTON Szalc Zięba & Partners, given to INVESTOR Real Estate Expert. The theme of the publication was the problem of the condition of historic buildings in Poland. Lukasz Dziamski, along with Sylwia Wanska, Krzysztof Budzisz, Michal Romanski and Adrian Sobieszczanski, gave answers to the nagging question, which increasingly appears in the public space: “Why are so many monuments still not being renovated?”
The 4th edition of the Polish Power of Business Congress took place on December 2 at the PGE Narodowe. The organizers of the meeting were the Clean Air Foundation and the Positive Ideas Foundation. The mission of the Socio-Economic Congress is to create a space for fruitful dialogues, exchange of views and mutual inspiration, in order to implement positive changes in the Polish economy based on sustainable development and social responsibility.
An important event in the rail transport industry is behind us, the 14th edition of the “Railway Congress”, whose organizers were Zespół Doradców Gospodarczych TOR, Wydawnictwo Rynek Kolejowy oraz Forum Kolejowe. The conference was held on Thursday, November 14, at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw. The Railway Congress is one of the largest and most prestigious conference events in the rail transport sector.
Another publication by lawyers from HANTON Szalc Zięba & Partners in the IKAR Quarterly, i.e. the most prestigious publication dealing with the intersection of law, economics and technical aspects, i.e. regulated sectors. In the latest Internet Antitrust and Regulatory Quarterly (IKAR), an article entitled “Is an ecological railroad possible without regulation?” was published, prepared by our railroad law specialists r.c. Ewelina Nieznalska and r.c. Anna Głusiec.
The international “TSL Industry Congress. Terminals Europe-Asia” organized by the Poland-Asia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. The event was held on October 16-17 at the Double Tree By Hilton hotel in Warsaw. The TERMINALS 2024 international event, as announced, turned out to be a place to exchange a huge dose of knowledge, interesting lectures and high-class networking with representatives of the largest TSL industry companies in Poland.