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Sectors in Italy and Spain reveal divergent logistics priorities for modal shift

Marco Raimondi
February 20, 2025
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European institutions have been pushing for a modal shift to rail freight for the past few years. However, the various segments of the industry in…

Deadline for Terzo Valico completion will likely be moved

Marco Raimondi
February 19, 2025
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The Terzo Valico project, which will be the starting point for the Rhine-Alpine rail axis in Genoa, Italy, still does not seem to have a…

Deadline for Terzo Valico completion will likely be moved

Marco Raimondi
February 19, 2025
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The Terzo Valico project, which will be the starting point for the Rhine-Alpine rail axis in Genoa, Italy, still does not seem to have a…

Port of Livorno lays the grounds for rail track extension

Marco Raimondi
February 14, 2025
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The port of Livorno, on the Italian west coast, is taking the first steps in a project to optimise the handling of longer freight trains.…

Bridge renovation to bring summer disruptions between Genoa and Milan

Marco Raimondi
February 12, 2025
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Rail freight traffic along the Genoa-Milan axis in northern Italy will be disrupted between 1 June and 28 September 2025 due to the renovation of…

Not Purrfect: Stowaway Cat Grounds Ryanair Boeing 737 In Rome For 2 Days

Guest authors
February 11, 2025
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The Ryanair Boeing 737-800 had a surprise visitor on February 1.

CargoBeamer secures 65 million euros in funding for terminals

Guest authors
February 7, 2025
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Rail freight operator CargoBeamer has raised 65 million euros in financing. The money will go to the construction of two terminals: one in Kaldenkirchen, Germany,…

Can rail freight pick up volumes amid Austria-Italy road axis disruptions?

Marco Raimondi
February 7, 2025
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Traffic along a key road freight axis on the Austrian border with Italy, the Lueg viaduct, will be reduced by 75 per cent at least…

Can rail freight pick up volumes amid Austria-Italy road axis disruptions?

Marco Raimondi
February 7, 2025
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Traffic along a key road freight axis on the Austrian border with Italy, the Lueg viaduct, will be reduced by 75 per cent at least…

Italy’s high-speed freight train goes to the scrapyard

Marco Raimondi
February 3, 2025
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Mercitalia Fast was a pilot project launched in Italy for high-speed rail freight services. However, the experiment was quite unsuccessful and now the adapted wagons…