{"id":178115,"date":"2025-02-20T19:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=60015"},"modified":"2025-02-20T19:42:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:42:29","slug":"sectors-in-italy-and-spain-reveal-divergent-logistics-priorities-for-modal-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=178115","title":{"rendered":"Sectors in Italy and Spain reveal divergent logistics priorities for modal shift"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 the member states seem to have different priorities, and there are two recent examples highlighting this fragmentation.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The two instances come from Italy and Spain. The case in Italy involves the Italian Freight Forwarding Association (Fedespedi) and the port of La Spezia, in the northwest. The one in Spain concerns the Spanish Shippers\u2019 Association (ACE) and the port of Barcelona, in the northeast.<\/p>\n

Forwarders in La Spezia<\/h2>\n

At the port of La Spezia, Fedespedi is asking for more investments to improve road freight transport. \u201cThe port invested significantly in the railways, but (…) if we want to ensure efficiency, we must also invest in this modality\u201d, said the President of Fedespedi Alessandro Laghezza. One of the proposed solutions would be the creation of a new parking area outside the port area for trucks which could be moved to the port at nighttime with a shuttle service.<\/p>\n