setting up a group of contact points with the Member States and industry to identify and deal permanently with the obstacles preventing faster development of freight transport logistics (“bottlenecks exercise”); improving effectiveness and interoperability in information technologies and communications so as to provide better tracking and tracing; building logistics terminals and improving their efficiency; optimising the use of infrastructure to meet the needs of advanced logistics (e.g. through the emergence of a dedicated rail freight network); improving the training and certification of logistics providers and other personnel involved in the management of logistics flows; harmonising transport documents; clarifying, and ensuring t
...[+++]he harmonisation of, the different liability regimes in the multimodal chain; promoting multimodal transport solutions; devising methods and indicators for assessing logistics performance in Europe and introducing a label recognising logistics excellence in transport and the supply chain; researching and implementing common European standards for loading units to ensure a seamless flow of cargo.
