A new rail freight corridor connecting the Italian northeast with the Serbian capital Belgrade will open at the end of September. The main purpose of the initiative is to transport products manufactured in the Friuli...Read more
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group offers an alternative route for rail freight transportation between Italy and Germany impacted by the Gotthard Tunnel accident. The new route will connect the German city of Wuppertal and the Italian...Read more
Italian national railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) will invest 36 billion euros in the infrastructure of Sicily and Calabria. The amount is split evenly on each region with an aim to improve the...Read more
The Kaldenkirchen-Domodossola rail link, a staple in CargoBeamer’s European network, has received an upgrade that will sound like music to the ears of the company’s customers. The route is now served by 17 weekly roundtrips,...Read more
The situation concerning Italy and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is getting hotter as the deadline to make a decision approaches. Over the weekend, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said that...Read more
The project of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel has taken another step towards completion. The contract for the excavations of the Italian side of the tunnel, running under the Mount Cenis, has been in fact assigned....Read more
Italy is experiencing significant disruptions in the transport and logistics sector, especially the rail freight industry, due to natural calamities and other disruptions. The country is currently somehow logistically isolated from all its neighbours in...Read more
Traffic via the Frejus Railway, the main railway between Italy and France, is interrupted for an indefinite period after a landslide damaged both rail and road infrastructure. No casualties were reported, but French Ministry of...Read more
The Apulia Region, in southeastern Italy, recently approved the project to upgrade the rail connection to the port of Brindisi with a new track, which will allow traffic of 750-metre trains. The next step is...Read more
The Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) approved the final draft of the so-called FerroBonus initiative, an incentive to boost the modal shift to rail in the country. This, according to Italy’s Deputy Minister...Read more
Railway networks throughout Europe are undergoing major infrastructural upgrades to ensure a more prominent role for rail. However, all these projects often cause disruptions, cancellations, or delays, and it is more difficult to find alternatives...Read more
Running freight trains between Slovenia and its neighbouring countries is still significantly problematic due to the recent disastrous floods that hit the country. The first estimates of the damages are set at over half a...Read more
The railway connecting Bari to Naples, in southern Italy, is one of the key sections of the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. The line is currently being upgraded to, among other things, accommodate 750-metre freight trains. One...Read more
Slovenia is currently being hit by heavy rain causing floods and significant damage to the country’s infrastructure. The same is happening in the north of the Old Continent, where Sweden and Norway are dealing with...Read more
In what seems to be a first, at least in Europe, the Italian government is getting involved in increasing cooperation between schools and logistics enterprises to train the workers of the future. The country’s Ministries...Read more
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
The narrative surrounding Italy’s adhesion to the Belt and Road Initiative insists that it did not bring significant advantages for the country, since China did not significantly increase its investments there. However, the initiative did...Read more
The upgrade of the railway line between Évora and Elvas, in southern Portugal, is one of the main ongoing projects to increase rail connectivity from the port of Sines. The rails are finally being delivered,...Read more
analysisThe Rhine-Alpine Corridor is one of the backbones of the European Union when it comes to transportation services. This is especially true for rail freight since the corridor connects two of the largest European ports,...Read more
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet US President Joe Biden in the White House on Thursday 27 July. One of the topics that will be discussed will be “closer transatlantic coordination regarding the People’s...Read more
terminal thursdayThe Port Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea, which manages the port of Trieste, launched a tender for the works necessary to requalify the terminal in the port that will be managed by the Hungarian...Read more