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…
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…
Domestically and internationally
Italian rail freight sees a laundry list of problems: situation is “extremely complex”
The Italian rail freight association Fermerci sees many concurrent problems for the industry. That not only applies to domestic Italian business, but also international European…
INDUSTRY REACTION
‘The single driver rule in Italy is an epochal shift’
As of tomorrow, Saturday 25 October 2025, freight trains in Italy will be allowed to operate with a single driver. The initiative marks a significant…
'IT'S A CONTINUOUS STORM'
Italian industry associations alarmed by new Swiss wheel regulations
Rail freight associations in Italy are expressing their concerns over the Swiss new rules for the wheels of freight wagons. The initiative “will cause the…
messages from munich
Italian industry leaders warn of risk of supply chain collapse at Fermerci Europe event
Despite a positive 2024 for European combined transport, the industry is still in a somewhat fragile position. The lack of alternative routes, a high number…
33% reduction
Italy to lower track access charges 6 months earlier than planned
The Italian rail infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) was planning to introduce a new tariff scheme for track access charges (TAC) in 2026, which…
failing the industry
European associations scold DB InfraGO, criticise Generalsanierung
Rail associations from all over Europe are claiming that the German infrastructure manager DB InfraGO is “failing to provide sufficient quality (and) reliability”. The parties…
Yearly report
Italian rail freight figures for 2024 show mixed results
The Italian rail freight association Fermerci has come out with its yearly report on the state of the industry. Whereas the overall trend still seems…
Binario Italia
Four hundred Italian companies unite in new rail freight task force
Italian associations, representing four hundred companies involved with rail freight, are joining forces in an initiative to revive the industry. They have named the task…
decreasing since 2022
Italian ports continue downward rail freight trend
The Italian rail freight sector is in a crisis that has been ongoing for the past couple of years. The impact of this setback can…
telenovela
Rolling stock subsidies in Italy are once again in jeopardy
In a somewhat tragicomic development, a subsidy scheme in Italy to incentivise the purchase of rail freight rolling stock is, once again, in peril. The…