The Italian government wants to privatise FS Group
The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently opened to the privatisation of the national railway holding Ferrovie dello Stato (FS Group). The initiative was brought forward because the government needs to find funds to finance...Read more
TX Logistik officially becomes Germany’s second-largest operator
It took TX Logistik an acquisition to climb up the ladder and increase its market share in Germany. The deal for acquiring Exploris Deutschland Holding is sealed, making the Mercitalia Logistics subsidiary the second-largest operator...Read more
Trade union warns of strike due to a labour dispute with TX Logistik
The Italian trade union Fit-Cisl has revealed that the possibility of a strike within TX Logistik is the next logical step to follow if labour demands are not met. The union explained that TX Logistik...Read more
Greece: at least 40 dead, 85 injured following passenger and freight train collision
A collision between a passenger train and a freight train in northern Greece has left at least 40 dead and 85 injured, of which 53 remain in serious condition. Among the deceased are the drivers...Read more
Mercitalia’s high-speed rail freight service in Italy is no more
The high-speed rail freight service offered by Mercitalia Fast (FS Group), connecting the south of Italy with Bologna, has been canceled. The last train left the Mercitalia terminal in Marcianise, roughly 30 kilometres from Naples,...Read more
Trento bypass: another step closer to the Brenner Tunnel
The Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has launched a procurement for 970 million euros for the Trento rail bypass, in north-west Italy. This bypass is vital, as it is part of the Verona-Fortezza...Read more
MSC and FS Group aim to bring sea and rail services closer
Shipping giant MSC and Italian railway company FS Group are very close to implementing a joint project that will see the integration of sea and rail services in Italy on the basis of intermodal transport....Read more
Relaunching of rail steel transport confirms modal shift in port of Genoa
A train transporting 1,000 tons of steel billets between the Genoa Metal Terminal and Lecco-Maggianico Interporto terminal near Milan signals a new era for the port of Genoa and rail. The new link marks the...Read more
Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone: many rail freight projects postponed
Various projects launched by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS) to boost rail freight in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a region in north-eastern Italy, are going to be delayed or postponed. Many of them involve the ports of Trieste...Read more
Maglev freight trains? FS and the port of Taranto think so
The port of Taranto, in South-East Italy, will be involved in the experimentation of new technologies after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between various parties. The agreement implies the development of magnetic levitation systems...Read more
FS launches new rail freight videogame: Smart & Green
Players can now get a taste of the logistics world with the new online videogame launched by Italian railway company Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS) called Smart & Green. The purpose of the videogame is to...Read more
Santomarco Tunnel: more controversies pause project for Scan-Med Corridor
The project made by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Group FS) for the expansion of the Santomarco Tunnel, in Southern Italy, recently hit a controversial stop. Last week, in a meeting held in Paola, attended among others...Read more
FS will take over a rail route to the port of Gioia Tauro
An agreement between Italian railway company Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS) and the Calabria region has been signed to hand over the management and administration of a rail route to the port of Gioia Tauro, in...Read more
A new fleet for Mercitalia Intermodal
The Italian railway company FS Group has started renewing the fleet of freight wagons of Mercitalia Intermodal, its freight operator.Read more
FS launches largest investment in logistics
On 16 May, the Italian railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS Group), published its Industrial Plan for the next decade. Despite getting the smallest slice of the pie, the Logistic Pole will benefit from...Read more
Italy announces Fermerci association: another step toward intermodality?
A new intermodal association, Fermerci, is in the making in Italy. Companies will be working together in a system association that wants to offer institutional representation to all parties involved in rail logistics.Read more
Brenner Base Tunnel construction proceeds with major breakthrough
The Brenner Base Tunnel moves closer to completion after the latest construction phase. The tunnel connecting the Italian town Fortezza with the Austrian border is finished. It will be part of the 64 kilometres long...Read more