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Ulm Duss rail terminal to double capacity
18 Dicembre 2025 - By 2027, the Ulm Duss rail terminal will double its capacity to 300,000 units per year. It also serves Italy via Austria.
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Medway launches rail operations in France
15 Dicembre 2025 - Medway, the rail freight company of the MSC Group, has launched operations on the French market with investments in locomotives, intermodal wagons and trimodal terminals. The initiative forms part of Medlog’s broader strategy spanning the Iberian Peninsula and France.
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FS strategic plan accelerates logistics
15 Dicembre 2025 - FS has presented the results of the first year of its 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, which for logistics focuses on strengthening FS Logistix and the international development of terminals. In 2025, investments reached €18 billion.
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Gts strengthens its national rail offering
15 Dicembre 2025 - The Italian intermodal company Gts doubles the frequencies of the Bari–Verona rail link and makes the Piacenza–Nola service daily. The aim is to shift one million tonnes of freight from road to rail.
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New locomotive maintenance centre in Verona
11 Dicembre 2025 - Siemens Mobility and Railpool opened a locomotive maintenance facility at the beginning of December 2025, launching a €20 million investment for an “open access” hub at the Verona freight village and strengthening the support network for European rail freight.
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A Swiss court suspends UFT train safety rules
10 Dicembre 2025 - The Swiss Federal Administrative Court has provisionally suspended the new freight train safety rules imposed by the Federal Office of Transport following the 2023 incident in the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
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Last journey of the Novara–Freiburg rolling motorway
10 Dicembre 2025 - On the evening of 11 December 2025, the final train of the combined road–rail service between Novara and Freiburg will depart, drawing to a close a service that for years provided an alternative to road transport across Switzerland. Its fate has been shaped by several factors, including construction works and the advent of Alptransit.
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Rail associations oppose the new Directive on lorries
9 Dicembre 2025 - A joint statement from six associations representing companies active in rail and intermodal freight transport sharply criticises the new proposal for an EU Directive on the weights and dimensions of industrial vehicles.
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Modalink strengthens the Belgium–Italy rail corridor
9 Dicembre 2025 - Modalink, the joint venture between Lineas and FS Logistix, is now operational, doubling container volumes by rail and expanding intermodal capacity between the port of Antwerp and Milan, with onward links across Italy.
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Georgia at the crossroads between Asia and Europe
8 Dicembre 2025 - The Georgian Railways have announced several initiatives to boost traffic on one of the Middle Corridor’s vital arteries, including a major new terminal expected to open in 2026. Attention is also focused on the Tbilisi dry port and another rail connection.
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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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Cronaca
Camionista arrestato in Lazio per il trasporto di hashish
La Guardia di Finanza di Cassino ha scoperto cento panetti di hashish nascosti nella ruota di scorta di un autoarticolato che viaggiava sull’autostrada A1. L’autista ha tentato la fuga ma è stato arrestato.
Normativa
Videocast K44
Aereo
Swissport amplia rete farmaceutica globale
Swissport porta a 24 i centri certificati per la logistica del farmaco con l’ingresso dell’aeroporto di Düsseldorf. Rafforzati investimenti in infrastrutture a temperatura controllata e sistemi digitali lungo la catena del freddo.
Ferrovia
Nuovo allarme di Fermerci sul trasporto ferroviario
Sovrapposizione di lavori, norme nazionali divergenti e burocrazia mettono sotto pressione il trasporto ferroviario merci. Fermerci chiede un coordinamento europeo e misure più efficaci.
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.
