The Fit4Freight Autumn Days are back — a new series of knowledge-transfer webinars designed to help you stay at the forefront of freight innovation, safety, and interoperability.
From 25 to 27 November, join international experts and colleagues to explore best practices in freight transport, understand the UIC tools in action, and discover how regulatory and technical frameworks shape safer, smarter rail operations.
Programme overview:
25 November (11:00–12:30 CET): UIC and RID implementation in the Middle East region
Register here: https://uic.org/event/fit-for-freight/
This webinar introduces the regulatory framework that governs the safe transport of dangerous goods by rail. You’ll discover how the RID principles can be applied in new regional contexts, and how they directly enhance safety, interoperability, and sustainability across borders.
Designed for non-experts and specialists alike, this session will translate complex legislation into clear, practical insights, using real operational examples from marshalling yards. Who’s involved and what are their obligations? How are these fulfilled under IRS 40471-3?
Agenda highlights
- Welcome & Introduction – Philip Van den Bosch, Deputy Freight Director, UIC
- How the UIC Loading Guidelines fit within RID legislation – Hakan Günel, Senior Freight Advisor, UIC
- Dangerous goods in practice: Implementation within UIC membership – Joost Overdijkink, Senior Freight Advisor, UIC
26 November (11:00–12:30 CEST): NHM commodity codes – Demystifying the world of product coding in the rail sector.
This session will unpack how the Harmonised Nomenclature for Goods (NHM) structure, fully aligned with the WCO’s Harmonised System (HS) coding system, supports interoperability, transparency, and smarter decision-making for railway undertakings, customers, and administrative bodies alike.
Register here: https://uic.org/event/fit-for-freight/
Agenda highlights
- NHM Demystified – Parinaz Bazeghi, UIC
Structure, purpose, and recent updates - Application from the operator’s perspective – Dirk Schade, DB Cargo
Real-world use and market impact - Legal frameworks across OTIF and OSJD borders – TBC
27 November (09:00–12:00 CEST): ATTI Morning (for ATTI members only)
This session is dedicated to technical interoperability and wagon exchange under the Agreement on Freight Train Transfer Inspection (ATTI) framework.
