Rail transport Europe – Asia: GETO calls for more market diversity
The Group of European TransEurasia Operators and Forwarders (GETO) will be headed by Harm Sievers in the future. At the Annual General Meeting the former member of the Executive Board of GETO was elected as the new President.
Harm Sievers is Managing Director of Mukran Port, a member of the GETO Association. His predecessor Hans Reinhard, who was President for six years, had retired on time. However, he will continue to be available to GETO for advice.
GETO had previously presented a position paper to its members, according to which the association sees itself as a neutral lobbyist and contact in Europe for companies offering a guaranteed transport service in intermodal transport between Europe and Asia. To this end, the association should serve even more as a network builder and partner for political organisations and establish itself as a platform for exchanging experiences, ideas and contacts for its members as well as other interest groups in this field.
“We do not want to leave the market to a few monopolies. The desire of all companies involved in rail transport between Europe and Asia is to increase transparency and market diversity,” said Hans Reinhard, former President of GETO.
The declared goal of GETO is to increase its commitment to the development of existing and future traffic, including more intermodal solutions in Europe and equalisation of existing corridor services in Europe. At the same time, further offers and connections between Asia and Northern, Central and Western Europe shall be promoted.
GETO (Group of European TransEurasia Operators and Forwarders) was founded in 1978 in Basel. It is one of the initiators and founders of the International Transsiberian Transportation Coordinating Council (CCTT) in Moscow and is a strong Western European player in an international network promoting rail transport between Europe and Asia.
The joint efforts of CCTT and GETO to promote international traffic on the Eurasian land bridge through diverse initiatives have made a significant contribution to the development of transport on this important rail corridor.
