At its October meeting, the UIRR Board of Directors decided to implement the rotation principle for the Chairmanship of the industry association from 1 January 2026. After one and half years at the helm of the association, Michail Stahlhut, CEO of the Hupac Group, hands over the Chairmanship to Jürgen Albersmann, current Vice-Chairman and CEO of Contargo. Peter Kiss, CEO of Metrans, has been elected as the new Vice-Chairman. Michail Stahlhut remains active in the BoD.
The objective of the International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport is to shift more freight to the most competitive, efficient and climate-friendly mode of transport, which is the combination of all modes of transport. Advancing standardisation, digitalisation and supportive legislation remains essential to achieving the ambitions of the intermodal community.
From 2026 onwards, Jürgen Albersmann and Peter Kiss will continue to strengthen the UIRR Board of Directors, devoted to advancing both the association and Combined Transport and boosting the “Combined Transport for Europe” campaign (www.ct4eu.eu). Supported by a committed UIRR team, the association will continue driving the framework conditions and shared systems of Combined Transport to achieve the performance levels expected by customers.