21 October 2025
Online -
CT4EU - UIRR Webinar
Tuesday, 21 October 2025 | 14:00 - 16:15 CEST
The International Union for Road Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) organised an insightful webinar on the current and potential future applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in intermodal freight operations.
This session is organised under the Combined Transport for Europe (CT4EU) campaign and will highlight the role of innovation in advancing Combined Transport and explore how AI technologies are creating new opportunities for the sector.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being deployed to address various operational challenges in the sector, with the aim of automating and optimising key processes within the CT chain. This webinar will showcase practical use cases, including:
- Automated processing systems that streamline operations
- Predictive analytics for improved service reliability
- AI-driven image analysis to enhance safety
- AI optimisation algorithms that maximise operational efficiency
PROGRAMME
- 14:00 - 14:05 Introduction
Eric Feyen - Technical Director - UIRR - 14:10 - 14:25 Combining people and AI: Strategy meets technology
Dimitri Blomme - CEO - Clevermint - 14:25 - 14:40 AI in logistics - overhyped and underestimated in parallel
Serge Schamschula - Head of Partner Management - Transporeon - 14:40 - 14:55 Innovation and AI in intermodal freight transport
Aldo Puglisi - Head of IT and Digital - Hupac - 14:55 - 15:10 AI Optimizes Train Loading and Network Capacity in Combined Transport
KIBA Project Outcomes from Research–Industry Collaboration
Sarah Berger - Intermodal Terminals Specialist - INFORM - 15:10 - 15:25 AI technologies used in Transport Management Systems (TMS)
Osman Akdemir - Co-Founder / Co-CEO - Rail-Flow - 15:25 - 15:40 Automated Damage Inspection (ADI)
Bart Grauwels - Software Project Team Manager - Camco Technologies - 15:40 - 15:55 Supporting Operational Efficiency And Sustainable Quality Managment Through AI
- Nikolai Junker - HaCon
- 15:55 - 16:10 Automation of gate operations with an AI platform
Frank Kho - Managing Director - ATAI & Luka Robić - Account Manager EMEA - ATAI - 16:10 - 16:15 Conclusions