Archive 2017

Introducing the Protocol to the African Union 12th December 2017 At the First Meeting of the African Union’s Ministerial Sub-Committee on Transport last week in Addis Ababa, RWG Chairman Howard Rosen gave a detailed presentation on the Luxembourg Rail Protocol and the advantages it will bring for African states. In his presentation, Howard Rosen focussed […]

RWG urges ECAs to be more flexible 28th November 2017 On 14th November the Rail Working Group was invited to make a presentation at the annual Civil Society Organisations’ meeting with Export Credit Agencies under the auspices of the OECD in Paris. In its submission, the RWG urged Export Credit Agencies to be more robust […]

Academics discuss the Luxembourg Rail Protocol in Nijmegen. 9th November 2017 The 9th Transnational Commercial Law Teachers’ meeting took place in Nijmegen at Radboud University on 2nd/3rd November. The focus of the conference was sustainability. RWG Treasurer Benjamin von Bodungen and RWG Chairman Howard Rosen gave a joint presentation on both the Luxembourg Rail Protocol […]

The Swedish Business Community welcomes the Protocol 27th October 2017 Swedish law firm Hamilton hosted a stakeholder seminar on 26th October in Stockholm on the Luxembourg Rail Protocol and its implications for Sweden. Professor Alberto Mazzoni the President of UNIDROIT opened the seminar and UNIDROIT Acting Secretary General, Professor Veneziano, RWG Chairman Howard Rosen and […]

Launch of Traxtion Leasing and Traxtion Projects 24th October 2017 Following from the investment by the Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund 2 managed by Harith General Partners (Harith) into Sheltam on 28 June 2017 Sheltam is proud to announce the: – Rebranding of the Sheltam group under the Traxtion Banner – Official launch of Traxtion […]

Transnational Teacher’s Conference discusses the Cape Town Convention 17th October 2017 The 9th Transnational Commercial Law Teachers’ Meeting will be specifically focusing on the Cape Town Convention at its meeting next month in Nijmegen. The conference will take place over two days, 2nd and 3rd November 2017 at Radboud University. RWG officers Benjamin von Bodungen […]

RWG responds to the UK’s Rail Supply Group consultation 12th October 2017 The RWG has recently responded to the invitation from the UK’s Rail Supply Group (RSG) for industry views on the Rail Sector Deal that the RSG is looking to put into place on behalf of the UK rail industry with the UK government. […]

Redcliffe Partners joins Rail Working Group 10th October 2017 Redcliffe Partners is a newly founded company offering dedicated financial advisory services and asset management for the rail industry, facilitating the procurement, ownership and operation of rolling stock over the full life-is one of the leading Ukrainian law firms with long-standing international experience. Independent since 2015, […]

RTF in Rome 28th September 2017 The Ratification Task Force (RTF), part of the Preparatory Commission working on the implementation of the Luxembourg Protocol, met at UNIDROIT in Rome yesterday to assess progress on ratifications. The RWG is an active member of the RTF. The meeting was attended by the new ambassador of the Grand […]

Stakeholder Seminar in Kyiv 19th September 2017 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Kyiv hosted a stakeholder seminar on the Luxembourg Rail Protocol yesterday. The seminar was opened by Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure, HE Volodymyr Omelyan and the seminar was also addressed by UNIDROIT acting Secretary General, Professor Anna Veneziano, Mark Magaletsky and […]