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FS Logistix launches north-south ‘smart train’ pilot

Marco Raimondi
April 16, 2026
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The Italian state-owned rail freight holding FS Logistix is deploying its so-called ‘smart train’ between Milan and Catania. The wagons running between the two destinations…

FS Group freight branch records near €100 mln net loss in 2025

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April 3, 2026
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The freight department of the Italian state-owned railway holding FS Group has recorded a 96 million euro net loss in 2025. Despite the financial setback,…

Mercitalia Logistics rebrands to FS Logistix

Marco Raimondi
May 27, 2025
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The Italian state-owned logistics arm is changing its name from Mercitalia Logistics to FS Logistix. The aim is for the group to become a European…

Semi-trailers between Italy and France go back to the road

Marco Raimondi
April 22, 2025
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The Alpine Rolling Highway (AFA) service, transporting semi-trailers on rail along the recently reopened Frejus Railway has been discontinued. The initiative, connecting Orbassano in Italy…

Semi-trailers between Italy and France go back to the road

Marco Raimondi
April 22, 2025
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The Alpine Rolling Highway (AFA) service, transporting semi-trailers on rail along the recently reopened Frejus Railway has been discontinued. The initiative, connecting Orbassano in Italy…

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…

Mercitalia and Colgate-Palmolive extend rail freight partnership

Marco Raimondi
January 29, 2025
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For the sixteenth year in a row, Colgate-Palmolive will rely on Mercitalia Logistics to move their products via rail between Italy and Germany. Throughout the…

Mercitalia eyes deal with private operator to transfer single wagonload services

Marco Raimondi
January 22, 2025
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The Italian state-owned rail freight operator Mercitalia is reportedly interested in acquiring shares of Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana (CFI), one of the largest private entities in…

Ferrovie dello Stato’s logistics group records volume and financial drop

Marco Raimondi
October 9, 2024
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The logistics branch of the Italian state-owned railway holding Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) posted negative numbers across the board during the first half of 2024.…

Mercitalia Fast is not coming back

Marco Raimondi
March 20, 2024
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Mercitalia Fast, the high-speed rail freight service launched by the Italian national rail freight company will not be reinstated. The locomotives used by Mercitalia Rail for this service were returned to its passenger counterpart Trenitalia, all part of the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) Group. The service was interrupted in late 2022, with FS saying it…