
The logistics company Medlog of the shipping group
Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) acquires a stake in the capital
of Interporto Bologna. Today the shareholders' meeting of the
the Interport Company approved the financial statements and the increase of
share capital of eight million euros. "The operation -
explained the president of Interporto Bologna, Stefano Caliandro,
commenting on the outcome of the meeting with the green light for the increase of
capital - was thus successfully concluded, resulting in
fully subscribed and paid thanks to both the subscription of
some of our historical members - Metropolitan City of
Bologna, Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of
Bologna and Mercitalia Rail Srl - both at the entry into the
shareholding of Medlog Holding Italia Srl, a company active in the
logistics and freight transport both rail and road, Group
who has always been one of the main customers of our
railway yard for maritime intermodal transport. Have a
industrial operator with proven experience, expertise and
solidity in the reference sectors of our business
- underlined Caliandro - is an element of great importance for us
enhancement of the industrial development of the Interport of
Bologna".
"Thanks to the historic and strengthened collaboration with the
FS group and also to the collaboration with Medlog Holding Italia Srl
and his group - added the president of Interporto Bologna -
can now continue an industrial development that
will help us meet our traffic targets
rail freight and to implement logistics development
intermodal system, giving back to our company a role
consistent with European development objectives
SDGs defined by the UN 2030 Agenda. This new
public-private corporate structure - highlighted Caliandro -
represents a strategic step of particular importance for the
our growth path; We are therefore confident that the
industrial contribution deriving from this structure can generate
significant development opportunities, with particular emphasis on
with regard to rail freight transport. Strengthening
deriving from the capital increase, combined with the new
corporate structure, will allow us to support with greater
effectiveness of the implementation of our strategic projects and to seize
further growth opportunities, consolidating and making
our market positioning. We are
convinced that this operation marks the beginning of a new phase of
development and value creation for all stakeholders of the
and that the consequent strengthening of the
corporate impact can also generate positive effects for the territory
of reference".
The financial statements for the year 2025 approved by the shareholders' meeting show
a production value of 12.4 million euros, with a decrease in
-5.9% on the previous year. Caliandro announced that
The 2025 financial year closed "still at a loss: a
result - he specified - due to the fact that the investments from
have not yet expressed their effects, in a
context of general decline in rail freight transport in
Italy and Europe which, in the three-year period 2022-2025, recorded a
drop of 8%. Despite this scenario - he specified - in 2025 the
trains in transit through the Interport have traveled a total of
1,200,000 km, subtracting 60,700 trucks from the road and generating a
saving of 17,214 tons of CO2 thanks to rail transport.
We also remember that the freight village is now home to 130 companies
and employs over 6,500 people".