SLOVAKIA, ITALY AND ROMANIA
10 more trains per week in Liège to boost the modal shift
The Belgian city of Liège is going to see more freight trains running thanks to a number of new international services launched in the past…
Yearly report
FS Group freight branch records near €100 mln net loss in 2025
The freight department of the Italian state-owned railway holding FS Group has recorded a 96 million euro net loss in 2025. Despite the financial setback,…
Italy
Verona greenlights 750-metre train infrastructure for the Interporto hub
The Italian city of Verona has effectively approved a major upgrade – the IV Rail Module – for the Europa Quadrante Interporto transport hub. Consequently,…
SPEEDING UP PROCEDURES
Italy and Hungary to implement customs corridor
Italy and Hungary signed an agreement for a customs corridor for goods arriving at the port of Trieste. In concrete terms, customs procedures for cargo…
IMPACT OF OIL CRISIS
Maersk implements Intermodal Fuel Fees in 9 European countries
Benelux, Poland, Italy, Slovenia, and DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). These are the countries where Danish shipping giant Maersk is increasing fuel fees for intermodal…
Intermodal integration
FS Logistix and Logtainer launch new port-inland connections in Italy
A partnership between FS Logistix and Logtainer has given rise to new rail freight connections in Italy. They connect the ports of Genoa and Vado…
Italy-France
EU approves support measure: Combined Transport on Frejus line can make a comeback
The European Commission has approved a measure that will support Combined Transport (CT) operations between Aiton (France) and Orbassano (Italy). The rail highway along the…
2024 figures
Data of the week: Italian trucks outpace rail, but trains dominate in international traffic
The Italian rail freight sector remained stable in 2024. The total volume transported was virtually unchanged compared to 2023. Conversely, the road sector grew by…
Italy-Sweden
Containers now, semi-trailers later: Italo-Finnish collaboration links north and south
The Finnish company Nurminen Logistics and the Italian Lanzi Trasporti are joining forces to launch a new rail route across Europe. They are connecting Parma,…
2025 FIGURES
Italy and its ports keep struggling to boost rail freight
For the fourth year in a row, rail freight in Italy continued to decline. The number of trains handled in the country’s main ports continues…
internationalisation of rail freight
Italy and Slovenia start translation tests
The language barriers between EU Member States remain one of the main obstacles to seamless rail freight operations. Italy and Slovenia are now running a…
RAIL-PORT SYNERGIES
Italy to subsidise shunting in ports with 30 million euros over next 5 years
The European Commission has authorised a financial aid scheme to subsidise shunting operations in Italian ports. The measure, welcomed by Italian sector association Fermerci, will…