In 2023, combined transport volumes in Europe recorded a decrease of -10.6% as they were carried out Overall 4.55 million shipments compared to 5.09 million in the previous year, with a -9.4% contraction in performance in terms of tonne-kilometres at 80.2 billions of t-km. This was announced by the International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR), the association that represents the companies in the sector that yesterday held the general assembly of the members, highlighting that the shipments made last year However, they are more than 4.51 million shipments carried out in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Analyzing the performance of the sector during the assembly recorded in 2023, the results were described as disappointing and attributable to the combined effect of the economic downturn, inflation, wars, strikes, natural disasters, accidents and numerous difficulties caused by works on railway lines and changes in that occurred simultaneously during the of the year.