Amazon scales up intermodal game in Europe
Global e-commerce giant Amazon seems to be taking decisive steps to decarbonise its European supply chains. The company has revealed that during 2023, rail and sea transport’s share in its logistical solutions increased by 50...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 moreNew licence for TX Logistik secures new service to Stockholm Norvik Port
TX Logistik has been granted a new safety certificate for Sweden and Denmark, thus securing the launch of a new service between Stockholm Norvik Port and Eskilstuna Intermodal Terminal. The new certificate was provided by...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 moreMercitalia’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
Mercitalia and Lugo Terminal increase roundtrips in Italy
Mercitalia Rail (Group FS), in collaboration with Lugo Terminal, is increasing its weekly roundtrip between Verona and Giovinazzo, roughly 30 kilometres from Bari, on the southeast Italian coast. The rotations will be increased from 12...Read more
TX Logistics reveals the new NiKRASA 3.0 system
TX Logistics, a subsidiary of Mercitalia Group, unveiled the new version of NiKRASA at Innotrans Berlin. NiKRASA is a vertical loading system for combined rail transport. The new version comes with a set of innovative...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
Stalled smelly garbage train causes mayhem in Tuscan city
On Monday, a freight train loaded with garbage coming from Campania and heading towards Austria caused many complaints of a pungent smell spreading through the city. The train was stopped for an inspection on the...Read moreA 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
TX Logistik focuses on growing Gotthard axis with more roundtrips
TX Logistik will add more roundtrips between Cologne and Bologna following the growing transport demand for P400 semitrailers. The company currently offers five weekly roundtrips between the two destinations and starting from 9 July it...Read more
TX Logistik wants to transport more goods in the Netherlands with new certificate
The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has renewed the safety certificate of TX Logistik AG for rail freight transport in the Netherlands and Germany. The railway logistics company, which is part of the Mercitalia...Read more
Another strike hits the rails, this time in Italy
Five unions have announced a warning strike at the Italian rail freight carrier Mercitalia. The strike will be held on Friday, 31 January in the Tuscany region. Freight trains of the operator will cease all...Read moreRhenus jumps aboard Italian high-speed train for home delivery
Rhenus Logistics announced its first intermodal home delivery service between Northern Italy and Campania, in the Southwest on 29 May. For the train leg it will use the high-speed freight service Mercitalia Fast. Rhenus offers...Read moreItalian agricultural cooperative makes massive shift to rail
The Italian fruits and vegetables giant Conserve Italia announced a major shift to rail of its cargo transport. The company transported 87,750 tonnes of tomatoes, vegetables and juices from the northern Italian region to the...Read more
Mercitalia takes full control of POL-Rail
Mercitalia, the freight subsidiary of the Italian national railway company FS, has taken complete control over POL-Rail, a former joint venture with the Polish operator PKP Cargo. The Italian company wants to be the sole...Read moreHigh-speed freight train Italy hits the track on 7 November
On 7 November the first high-speed railway service in Italy will become operative. Mercitalia Fast will connect the terminal of Maddaloni-Marcianise in Caserta, the natural logistic gateway to Southern Italy, with the Bologna Interport, one...Read more
Mercitalia to carry out rail freight services in Italian port of Brindisi
The Italian port authority of the Southern Adriatic Sea has outsourced the rail freight services in Brindisi port to Mercitalia, the logistics subsidiary of the Italian rail freight company FS. Mercitalia will provide the service for...Read more
ISC launches a second high-speed rail freight service in Italy
The Italian company Interporto Servizi Cargo (ISC) will offer a high-speed rail freight service between Florence and Bologna in October 2019. According to Interporto Campano, the owner of ISC, similar trains will also run between...Read more