The Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor (ScanMed) is experiencing a rebound in volume and performance in 2024. The infrastructure managers (IMs) of the involved countries attribute the rebound primarily to completion of works along the corridor.Read more
The Öresund Bridge, connecting Sweden and Denmark, is one of the key rail nodes of the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. However, many in the rail freight sector have been stressing about the lack of redundancy and...Read more
Construction for the future German rail access to the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel, leading into Denmark, is officially underway. The new 18.2-kilometre underwater tunnel will connect the Danish island of Lolland with the German island of...Read more
The Quadrante Europa intermodal centre in Verona, in northern Italy, will undergo a major upgrade including two new tracks, a fourth gantry crane, and a brand new intermodal terminal. The terminal plays a key role...Read more
The railway line stretching from Oslo, in Norway, to Gothenburg, in Sweden, is currently one of the main bottlenecks along the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. A feasibility study to double the track was recently published by...Read more
The Italian government cut 300 million euros that were destined for a key project along one of the Italian branches of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T Corridor. The initiative in question is the development of a solid...Read more
There are two projects in Italy that seem to be quite descriptive of how the country approaches its priorities, especially when it comes to rail freight. They are the Messina Strait Bridge, which would connect...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
Lugo Terminal, one of the Italian companies that was hit the hardest by the floods in Italy at the end of May, is now providing rail freight services for non-cranable semi-trailers. The new initiative is...Read more
The first train left the brand new Ambrogio Intermodal’s terminal in Domegliara, near Verona, heading towards Neuss, in Germany. The terminal was inaugurated on 15 June and is expected to boost the shift to rail...Read more
Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is going to upgrade a key section of the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. Most of the work will revolve around making the tunnels along the line suitable for transporting...Read more
Italian construction giant WeBuild won the tender to upgrade the railway section between Fiumetorto and Lercara, in Sicily, and make it a high-capacity and high-velocity line. The value of the tender assigned by Italian infrastructure...Read more
The port of Livorno, in central western Italy, is getting a stronger rail connection to the Vespucci rail terminal. The project entails the construction of a rail overpass with a length of 350 metres that...Read more
The Trento bypass, a key element to provide access to the Brenner Base Tunnel on the Italian side, has been greenlit for construction. This signal came after studies confirmed no environmental risks for workers and...Read more
The railway line connecting Palermo to Catania, crossing Sicily from the northwest to east, will be improved with an investment of roughly 5 billion euros. New investments of 3,4 billion euros will be added to...Read more
With a length of 64 kilometres, including the bypass of Innsbruck, the Brenner Base Tunnel will be the longest underground railway connection in the world. With construction works hitting important milestones, this is a good...Read more
TX Logistik is adjusting to the increasing demand for rail freight on the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. The latest development for the company is an increase in weekly roundtrips between Rostock, in Germany, and Verona, in...Read more
Italian right and far-right parties at the European Parliament are voicing their concerns regarding the EU’s TEN-T network proposal in the country. In total, 198 amendments were presented with the aim of boosting the role...Read more
The project for the doubling of the Santomarco tunnel, in southern Italy, may be halted due to the discovery of an active fault in the earth’s crust and the presence of asbestos underneath the area....Read more
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
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS Group) started doubling the tracks on a section of the Palermo – Catania – Messina line, in Sicily. When finished, the projects will allow faster freight trains to travel on new...Read more
