Welcome to Fit for Freight - UIC Freight’s knowledge transfer webinars
This is the 2nd wave of the Fit for Freight series into its 4th year. The webinars are designed to showcase best practices, highlight the daily use of UIC assets, and explain how UIC’s work contributes to the benefit of the rail sector. They also aim to support railway professionals and newcomers in sharpening their expertise in all aspects of transport by rail while complying with legislation.
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Multi-day Program
25/11 UIC and RID implementation in the Middle East region
26/11 NHM commodity codes – demystifying the world of product coding in the Rail sector
27/11 ATTI morning
25 November, at 11:00-12:30 CEST
UIC and RID implementation in the Middle East region
Discover how international rail safety really works. This upcoming weminar introduces the RID regulation and how it could work in the Middle East region - the essential framework ensuring the safe transport of dangerous goods by rail. Aimed at non-experts, this dynamic session breaks down complex rules into clear, practical insights, showing how RID supports safer, smarter, and more sustainable rail operations.
Join us to understand not just the “what” of the regulation, but the “why” — and how it directly impacts everyday transport across borders.
The agenda
11:00 – 11:10 Introduction – Philip Van den bosch, Deputy Freight Director
- Welcome and introduction
11:10 – 11:20 How do the pieces fit together: UIC loading guidelines & RID legislation – Hakan Günel, Senior Freight Advisor
- Introduction on UIC loading guidelines
11:20 – 12:10 Dangerous goods applied within UIC membership - Joost Overdijkink, Senior Freight Advisor
- Introduction: Prerequisites for RID implementation
- You are not alone: A closer look into Participants and Obligations
- Participants in the transport of dangerous goods
- Obligations of the participants
- How to carry out these obligations? IRS 40471-3
- UIC role
- Some operational examples
- Marshalling Yards
12:10 – 12:20 Q&A + Closing
Expert speakers
Philip Van den bosch (UIC), Hakan Günel (UIC), Joost Overdijkink (UIC)
26 November at 11:00-12:30 CEST
NHM commodity codes – demystifying the world of product coding in the Rail sector
The NHM is an important basis for conducting international freight traffic. It is a standard and compatible commodity code and thereby facilitates compilation, comparison and analysis of data exchanged between customers, railway undertakings (RU) and administrative bodies. At the same time, it assists the RUs in monitoring the market.
This webinar explores the NHM — the standardised language that keeps international freight data flowing smoothly and is now fully aligned with the global HS/WCO coding system. Designed for non-experts, it turns complexity into clarity, showing how NHM supports transparency, interoperability, and smarter decision-making.
Join us to discover how a simple code can drive efficiency and connectivity across borders.
The agenda
11:00 – 11:10 Introduction – Philip Van den bosch, Deputy Freight Director
- Welcome and introduction
11:10 - 11:30 NHM demystified – Parinaz Bazeghi, Manager Digital Services
- What is the coding
- Why is the structure what it is
- Recent changes – alignment with HS WCO-coding
11:30 – 12:00 Application of NHM coding from operator’s perspective – Dirk Schade (DBCargo)
12:00 – 12:20 Application at the borders between OTIF and OSJD countries – Tbd
- How to operators deal with different legal regimes
12:20 – 12:30 Q&A + Closing
Expert speakers
Philip Van den bosch (UIC), Parinaz Bazeghi (UIC), Dirk Schade (DBCargo)
27 November at 11:00-12:30 CEST
ATTI Morning
The agenda
11:00 – 11:20 Presentation 1
11:20 - 11:45 Presentation 2
12:15 – 12:30 Presentation 3