(Finance) – “The management of logistics and freight transport between Italy and Switzerland such as virtuous model from intermodal collaboration “. This is what he underlined Luigi FerrarisChief Executive Officer of Fs Italiane Group on the occasion of the conference “Integrated logistics between Switzerland and Italy: the future is already today”, which took place today, Wednesday 4 May at the House of Switzerland – Casa degli Artisti in Milan. To give the news FS News, information portal of the FS Group.
“The good performance of intermodal traffic via Switzerland is evidenced by the overall figure of Intermodal Transport Unit that have passed the 800,000 ITU “said Ferraris who underlined how “the consolidated relationship between the Polo Mercitalia with Swiss operators and its growing presence in the European market. Mercitalia has a significant fleet of locomotives and freight wagons, while the Swiss operator Hupac represents a prestigious partner in intermodal transport in Europe. Over time, their historic collaboration has allowed them to share growth strategies, asset development and company shareholdings “.
Intermodal solutions, as reiterated during the conference, are therefore central elements of economic competitiveness but also of environmental sustainability. “For this reason, in the light of the new National Recovery and Resilience Plan – the CEO of the FS Group explained again – the new industrial plan of the FS Group provides ambitious goals in the field of logistics and in improving freight traffic to Europe.
“Another important chapter is the realization of new intermodal freight rail terminals technologically advanced and with a very low impact on the environment “ great attention also to the role of ports.