FS Logistix, the railway freight transport company of the Italian State Railways group, has increased the frequency of intermodal connections between Duisburg and Milan operated by the German subsidiary TX Logistik raising round trips from six to ten weekly, with two daily connections for each direction. The transshipment of goods in Lombardy will not be more managed by Milano Segrate, but from the Milan Terminal Sorting. In Duisburg, the Ziel Terminal, of which TX Logistik owns participation, remains the hub for connections with Italy and is located in the port area of Duisburg, in Hohenbudberg, and has of seven transhipment tracks, each 720 metres long, two tracks and two powerful bridge cranes for transshipment between roads and rail.

On the route between the Ruhr region and Lombardy, transported goods and consumer goods of all kinds. Each train can transport 1,600 tons distributed over 34 units of load in both directions. There are no restrictions on the transshipment from road to rail, and it is possible to load any type of goods, from semi-trailers to 30 and 45 containers up to 20 and 25 foot tank containers.