Rhine-Alpine News
15.10.2025
MultiRELOAD Advances Corridor Innovation:Regulatory Affairs Session at the Technology Transfer Workshop in Budapest
Following the first Rhine-Alpine Talk on MultiRELOAD Regulatory Affairs in 2024, where the Horizon Europe-funded MultiRELOAD multimodal innovation project opened the dialogue on how regulation can support innovation and interoperability in multimodal freight transport, the discussion now moves to a new stage.
The second session, hosted within the 4th Technology Transfer Workshop on 3 November 2025 in Budapest, will build on the results of real-life demonstrations from the MultiRELOAD project. Since the last session, the MultiRELOAD team developed and tested concrete digital and multimodal solutions at key inland ports along the Rhine-Alpine and Rhine-Danube corridors, including duisport, Vienna, and Basel. These demonstrations show how data integration, automation, and new business models can improve efficiency, enable modal shift from road to rail and inland waterways, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
During Thematic Session 2 – Digitalisation in IWT, the EGTC Rhine-Alpine will contribute on behalf of MultiRELOAD, with Erwin van der Linden, Coordinator for Regulatory Stakeholder Engagement, presenting: “Digitalisation in IWT: Identifying Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities through MultiRELOAD.”
The session will highlight how the project’s demonstrators inform future regulatory frameworks for digital and automated inland waterway transport, contributing to a more connected and resilient European transport system.
Date: 3 November 2025, starting from 12.15h
Venue: Danube Commission Headquarters, Benczúr u. 25, 1068 Budapest
Format: Hybrid (onsite and online participation possible)
Agenda: https://platina4action.iwtprojects.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/251013_Agenda_PLATINA4Action_4th-TTW_3Nov25_Budapest.pdf
Registration: https://www.danubecommission.org/dc/en/registrations/4th-technology-transfer-workshop-3rd-november-2025/
Join this MultiRELOAD Regulatory Affairs session to explore how technological demonstrations translate into practical policy recommendations for Europe’s multimodal corridors.
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