FS Logistix, the rail freight transport company of the Italian State Railways group, and Grimaldi Euromed, a company of the Grimaldi group, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop integrated transport solutions sea-iron to support industrial supply chains and flows international associations. The agreement was signed today in Verona by Sabrina De Filippis, CEO and General Manager of FS Logistix, and by Guido Grimaldi, president of ALIS, during the LetExpo 2026 fair, the event promoted by ALIS dedicated to transport, logistics and sustainability.

The agreement aims to integrate the business models of the two companies to offer sea-rail transport solutions, through the activation of new intermodal rail services in extension to existing maritime connections. In the short to medium term, the services will connect the Adriatic ports with inland terminals (intermodal terminals) in Italy and Europe. In the medium-long period the extension of connections to the ports is planned of Spain and the northern Tyrrhenian Sea, as well as to the from the Middle East and the Far East, with particular attention to attention to the development of the IMEC corridor.

"This memorandum - said Sabrina De Filippis - It was born from a very concrete vision, that of building chains more reliable, integrated and sustainable logistics, capable of competitively connect ports and domestic markets, in Italy and Europe. Sea-rail integration is a strategic lever for The Country System: reduces congestion, improves resilience supply chains and makes our corridors stronger in the new global routes".

"With this protocol," explained Guido Grimaldi We are focusing on efficient and effective intermodal connections from main Italian ports to Europe, integrating maritime and railways. The agreement aims to eliminate the bottlenecks of bottle that today affect many Italian ports, intercepting goods and making maritime transport cooperate efficiently and rail transport. One of the first objectives is to have direct intermodal connections from Ligurian ports to the Lombardy and the Triveneto, for all those goods arriving from Spain and Portugal, and to improve transit in the port of Trieste, for goods from Turkey and Greece. Finally, they are convinced that through this protocol we will be able to develop great opportunities for the IMEC project, for example intercepting the flows from Asia in Gioia Tauro and using the railway as a natural extension of the connections by sea to Italy and Europe".