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Disruptions and delays on Switzerland’s rail crossings until 2029
2 Dicembre 2025 - A document published by the Swiss authority Datec sets out the timetable of rail closures in the Confederation from 2026 to 2028, indicating that operations are expected to return to normal only in 2029.
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Dsv defines its new structure in Italy
2 Dicembre 2025 - The acquisition of Schenker by Dsv has led to a new organisational structure for the Italian branch of the European logistics multinational. Agreement reached with trade unions in Germany. The global operational integration process will be completed in 2028.
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Work begins on intermodal terminal in Dunkerque
26 Novembre 2025 - Modalis and Dunkerque-port launched construction works in November 2025 for a major intermodal terminal in the French port, aiming to shift 50,000 loading units a year from road to rail. The first service will link Dunkerque with Piacenza.
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Rail operators disappointed by the Swiss Government
25 Novembre 2025 - The Swiss Federal Council has pledged to improve the access routes to the Alptransit base tunnels, but the Pro Gottardo Ferrovia d’Europa association remains dissatisfied, as the document shows that interventions are planned only to the north, towards Germany and France, with nothing foreseen to the south on the lines to Italy.
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Switzerland intervenes on the shift from road to rail
19 Novembre 2025 - The Swiss Federal Council has approved a report on the transfer of transalpine freight from road to rail, a process that has been slowing and is expected to worsen with the suspension of the rolling motorway in December 2025. New incentives are planned.
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Double attack on the Polish railway
17 Novembre 2025 - Within just a few hours on 16 November 2025, two attacks struck separate points along the Polish railway line linking Warsaw with Lublin, near the Ukrainian border. No one was injured, but politicians describe the incidents as acts of hybrid warfare carried out by Russia.
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Ten years of renewable energy for Italian trains
13 Novembre 2025 - Edison launches the supply of 450 GWh of renewable energy to FS Energy from wind farms in Sicily and Abruzzo. The ten-year contract with Rfi will cut 180,000 tonnes of CO2 and stabilise the FS Group’s energy costs.
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The year 2026 looks set to be critical for rail construction sites in Bavaria
13 Novembre 2025 - The year 2026 is expected to be difficult in Bavaria, the main transit route along the Brenner axis, where 500 kilometres of track will be renewed and 200 sets of points replaced. The usual risks apply: diversions and train cancellations.
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Ambrogio Trasporti closes its Campogalliano branch
12 Novembre 2025 - The intermodal company Ambrogio Trasporti is closing its Campogalliano branch, Italy, and the Filt Cgil union is challenging the dismissal procedures for three employees.
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Spain–Morocco rail tunnel feasible (and soon to be tendered)
10 Novembre 2025 - New developments for the Gibraltar rail tunnel project between Spain and Morocco. The company commissioned by Madrid to conduct a technical analysis has delivered a positive assessment, and Spanish authorities are already preparing a tender to be launched as early as 2027 for the construction of an exploratory tunnel.
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Central Belgrade–Subotica section completed in Serbia
10 Novembre 2025 - The 108-km Novi Sad–Subotica railway section along the Belgrade–Budapest corridor in Serbia has been rebuilt and opened to traffic, completing the segment already in operation since 2022 between Novi Sad and Belgrade. The works were carried out by Chinese companies.
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Bulgaria aims to become a rail crossroads between Romania and Turkey
4 Novembre 2025 - Bulgaria is emerging from a historically marginal position in international transport and intends to establish itself as a crossroads between Romania and Turkey through investments in railway infrastructure.
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Kiba brings artificial intelligence to rail logistics
3 Novembre 2025 - The German Kiba project concludes three years of research, showing how artificial intelligence can optimise loads, networks and capacity in European intermodal transport.
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From 15 November Bernhard Osburg will lead DB Cargo
31 Ottobre 2025 - Deutsche Bahn has confirmed the long-anticipated leadership change at DB Cargo. Bernhard Osburg has been appointed CEO and will take over from Sigrid Nikutta on 15 November 2025 to tackle a major challenge.
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Rfi unveils plans to strengthen the Gotthard corridor
31 Ottobre 2025 - At a conference in Milan, Rfi presented its projects for the enhancement of the Gotthard corridor, focusing on the Lombardy section — with an unexpected development.
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Seven rail operators write to German transport minister
30 Ottobre 2025 - Seven organisations, including trade associations and companies, have written an open letter to the German transport minister to warn of the risk of freight traffic shifting from rail back to road, not only in Germany but across Europe.
Brevi dal mondo
Movimentazione porto Ravenna - Nodo ferroviario sud Barcellona - Corridoio ferroviario Polonia Ucraina - Coldiretti vuole il ritorno a Suez - Nuova stazione Maersk a Savannah
Podcast K44
Cronaca
Incidente sul lavoro nell’autotrasporto in Liguria
Un autotrasportatore pugliese è stato vittima di un incidente sul lavoro mortale mentre svolgeva attività di scarico nel piazzale di un oleificio della provincia d’Imperia. Aperta un’indagine per omicidio colposo e camion sequestrato.
Normativa
Videocast K44
Aereo
Un Natale anticipato agrodolce per il cargo aereo
Novembre 2025 registra una crescita della domanda globale del trasporto aereo delle merci del 5%, ma le tariffe spot continuano a scendere (-5%). Xeneta avverte: in arrivo un 2026 di guerra dei prezzi con una crescita prevista ferma al 2-3%.
Ferrovia
La Georgia crocevia tra l’Asia e l’Europa
Le ferrovie georgiane hanno annunciato numerose iniziative per incrementare il traffico in una delle arterie vitali del Middle Corridor, tra cui un nuovo grande terminal che dovrebbe decollare nel 2026. Ma c'è grande attenzione anche sul porto secco di Tbilisi e un altra relazione ferroviaria.
Persone
Cambio alla presidenza di Unrae Veicoli Industriali
Alla fine di novembre 2025, l’associazione dei costruttori esteri Unrae ha annunciato che Giovanni Dattoli, amministratore delegato di Volvo Trucks Italia, guiderà la sezione Veicoli industriali per il triennio 2025-28.
