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Too many anomalies, Switzerland revises freight train brake regulations
17 Giugno 2025 - The Swiss railway company SBB has decided to progressively phase out the use of low-noise brake blocks on freight trains due to excessive overheating of wheel discs.
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Sisi publishes full report on Gotthard rail accident
12 Giugno 2025 - The Swiss Safety Investigation Service (Sisi) has released its final report on the railway accident that occurred on 10 August 2023 in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, offering a detailed reconstruction of the event and its underlying responsibilities. The investigation confirms that the primary cause was the fracture of a wheel.
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Verona rail bypass project towards the Brenner ready to go
11 Giugno 2025 - On 18 June 2025, the public debate procedure will begin, during which Rfi will present the latest version of its project to quadruple the Brenner railway line north of the Verona rail junction.
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Freight rail link project launched in Gorizia
6 Giugno 2025 - Following repeated appeals in 2019, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana has now commissioned the design of the Gorizia freight rail link, connecting the Udine-Gorizia-Monfalcone line with the Gorizia-Nova Gorica route, providing a through connection into Slovenia.
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Hhla acquires control of Ukrainian rail terminal Eurobridge
4 Giugno 2025 - The Hamburg-based terminal operator Hhla has announced the acquisition of a 60 percent stake in the Ukrainian rail terminal Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal, located in Batiovo in the western part of the country. Metrans is also involved.
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Artificial intelligence and hydrogen in the future of locomotives
4 Giugno 2025 - Alstom is taking part in Transport Logistic 2025 in Munich with a platform for locomotive fleet maintenance and management that uses artificial intelligence algorithms, as well as a retrofit solution to convert diesel engines to hydrogen.
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Two new Siemens Vectron electric locomotives
2 Giugno 2025 - Siemens Mobility is presenting its battery-powered Vectron AC electric locomotive, designed for shunting operations in stations or for final-mile routes without overhead lines, alongside the multi-system Vectron MS, at transport logistic 2025. Digital solutions are also in the spotlight.
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DB Cargo Full Load Solutions responds to the end of the Novara-Freiburg Rola service
2 Giugno 2025 - DB Cargo Full Load Solutions is preparing alternative options to ensure sustainable and uninterrupted transport following the announced termination of the combined transport service between Novara and Freiburg.
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Italian Padova Interporto launches tender to manage intermodal terminal
30 Maggio 2025 - The company Interporto Padova, which manages the logistics hub of the same name, has launched an international tender for the management of its intermodal terminal, with the aim of doubling the number of trains currently operating.
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Combined transport between Cherbourg and Bayonne launched in France
30 Maggio 2025 - Five years after it was first announced, the inaugural train of the combined road-rail transport service connecting the French port of Cherbourg with Bayonne departed on 20 May 2025, covering a route of approximately one thousand kilometres.
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A dispute between RFI and Webuild delays three Italian railway projects
30 Maggio 2025 - Three of the largest ongoing contracts on Italy’s railway network risk being slowed down by administrative litigation. At the heart of the dispute is the issue of price revisions. On one side stands RFI, and on the other, the Webuild group, acting as lead partner—albeit alongside different companies—in each of the three consortia that won […]
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Afghanistan to become a railway hub towards the Arabian Sea
28 Maggio 2025 - Rail transport may represent a lever for Afghanistan’s economic recovery, connecting Central Asia with the ports of the northwestern Indian Ocean. Projects with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have already begun.
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Freight transport at FS Group gets a new face
28 Maggio 2025 - On 26 May 2025, FS Group unveiled its intermodal digital platform for freight transport and the FS Logistix brand, marking the first step in a €2.16 billion plan to revitalise its operations.
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Green light for the four-track expansion of the Rho-Gallarate railway
22 Maggio 2025 - The Council of State has given its final approval to the project by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana to quadruple the railway line in Lombardy between Rho and Parabiago, which connects Italy with Switzerland.
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SBB Cargo restructures services and cuts workforce
21 Maggio 2025 - Swiss rail freight company SBB Cargo has announced a restructuring plan that includes a reorganisation of its transport operations and workforce reductions, with the aim of cutting costs by 2030.
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Express pallets now travel by train between Lombardy and Campania
21 Maggio 2025 - Green Planet Logistics has launched a pilot project in collaboration with Pallex to trial long-distance express pallet shipments by rail, currently underway between Lombardy and Campania.
Brevi dal mondo
Nuove gallerie su Salerno-Reggio Calabria - M&G cresce nell’immobiliare - Rinascente internalizza personale logistica – Sosta camion al Passante di Mestre - Nuovo accordo fiscale di Amazon Italia - Noleggi di D’Amico International Shipping
Podcast K44
Cronaca
Finisce male il furto di un “topo” a Venezia
La mattina dell’11 dicembre 2025 una donna è saltata su un “topo”, imbarcazione per il trasporto merci a Venezia, per rubare il carico di pacchi natalizi, ma si è schiantata contro il ponte di Rialto. La donna è stata arrestata e si valutano i danni al ponte.
Normativa
Videocast K44
Aereo
Amazon chiede alla FAA nuove regole sui droni
Amazon chiede alla statunitense Federal Aviation Administration nuove regole sui droni nell’ambito della visibilità elettronica e dei sistemi di rilevamento degli ostacoli, che siano comuni per tutti gli operatori delle consegne.
Ferrovia
Il Piano Strategico FS accelera sulla logistica
FS ha presentato i risultati del primo anno del Piano Strategico 2025–2029, che per la logistica indica il rafforzamento di FS Logistix e lo sviluppo internazionale dei terminali. Nel 2025 investiti 18 miliardi di euro.
Persone
Paolo Guidi eletto presidente di Assologistica
L’assemblea generale di Assologistica ha eletto Paolo Guidi nuovo presidente e ha rinnova la squadra dei vicepresidenti, con attenzione a investimenti, regole e sviluppo industriale della logistica.
