FS Group in the clear following Commission’s investigation
The European Commission (EC) concluded its investigation into the Italian railway holding Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) concerning a possible infringement of State Aid rules between 2000 and 2014. Most of the measures analysed were in...Read more
Liberalised market in Italy: more players, stagnating volumes
The Italian private rail freight sector has kept growing since the early 2000s, despite the state-owned entity, Mercitalia Rail, still keeping the largest slice of the pie. All in all, the situation in Italy concerning...Read more
Sant’Anna Water flows from road to rail along the Mediterranean Corridor
Sant’Anna Waters, one of the largest Italian water companies, is shifting its transportation services from road to rail in northern Italy. Thanks to a collaboration with Mercitalia Rail and Logistica Uno, one weekly train will...Read more
Disputed Rome-Amsterdam waste service allegedly doubles capacity
A rail service that went through much questioning will probably double its volumes. The trains linking Rome to Amsterdam, transporting the Italian capital’s waste to AEB’s waste incineration plant, could soon transport 1,800 tons of...Read more
Dutch politicians against Italian waste arriving in Amsterdam by rail
Various Dutch politicians took to social media to express their disapproval regarding the fact that the Netherlands will take care of household waste produced in Rome. The waste will be transported by rail between Rome-Amsterdam....Read more
Special wagon deployed for project cargo at the port of Genoa
A 78-ton generator is currently traveling via rail from the port of Genoa, in Italy, to Poland. The generator was loaded on a special wagon provided by Mercitalia Rail thanks to which the cargo does...Read more
Mercitalia to launch new service between Sicily and Calabria
Mercitalia will launch a new rail freight service between the Catania-Bicocca terminal, in Sicily, to Marcianise, 25 kilometres north of Naples. The new connection will start on 10 January with six weekly roundtrips scheduled.Read more