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Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. is Italy’s national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate services and other services in Italy and other European countries.

Italy’s Mercitalia launches rail freight line linking Verona to Bari

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Italian freight railway operator Mercitalia Intermodal has launched a service to connect...

FS Italiane, CDP Group, Fincantieri, Snam, Terna and institutions to support Genoa

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – The Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group, together with Fincantieri, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group, Snam...

Mercitalia Rail increases container rail services to Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Mercitalia Rail (Polo Mercitalia) has initiated ten additional freight trains per week for transporting...

Italy’s Bluferries adds €14.5 million ship to its fleet

Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Italian ferry company Bluferries has invested €14.5 million ($16.5 million) to expand its fleet by adding...

Bluferries takes over Messina-Reggio Calabria ports passenger service

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Starting today, the Bluferries shipping company will operate a fast passenger service across the...

Mercitalia and PKP Cargo sign agreement to Italy-Poland rail links

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – Italy’s Mercitalia Rail, a company of the Mercitalia Group (FS Italiane Group) and the Polish...

China interested in railway development at Trieste port

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Chinese Ambassador Li Ruiyu has said that China is interested in reactivating a Trieste railway station...

FS Italiane: connect national railway network and ports to facilitate goods exchange in Europe

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – The 6th Global Rail Freight Conference (June 26-28, 2018) has discussed the urgent need to increase rail...

Trenitalia-ÖBB launch new Villach-Udine-Trieste port rail connection

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – From yesterday, a new rail has service has started, connecting Villach (southern Austria), Udine and...

Naples port signs railway development agreement

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Maurizio Gentile, CEO of the Italian Railway Network...

Polo Mercitalia launches Livorno port maritime transport service

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Polo Mercitalia has started a new maritime transport service linking Padua airport and Livorno port. The...

Trainose and COSCO looking at new logistics hub

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Greek railway company Trainose and COSCO Shipping are said to be planning a joint logistics hub...

Athens-Thessaloniki high-speed rail service set for January 2018 start

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Preparations are going ahead for the first high-speed connection between Athens and Thessaloniki...

Ferrovie dello stato Italiane to takeover TrainOSE

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Italian state-owned railway company Ferrovie dello stato Italiane will sign a final agreement to take...

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