Today Bluferries, the company of the Ferrovie dello Italian State that takes care of the ferrying of passengers and rail and wheeled vehicles in the Strait of Messina, it is became part of the FS Group's Logistics Hub. The latter announced that the transaction, in line with the business plan ten-year period, has taken place through the allocation of quotas representative of the entire share capital of Bluferries from Rete Ferroviaria Italiana in favour of Mercitalia Logistics.

Explaining that the lead company of the Logistics Hub thus becomes the sole shareholder and will also exercise the management and coordination activities that will allow greater integration of sea, rail and road with a view to development of traffic in support of the local economy, the FS Group specified that the level of employment remains safeguarded of the maritime operator, now made up of 145 people.

Bluferries operates on the Villa San Giovanni-Tremestieri route and Since the beginning of 2023, the company's ships have made 22,310 single trips in the Strait of Messina carrying 256,313 vehicles and 156,881 light vehicles and 726,955 passengers. Currently, the Bluferries' fleet consists of five vessels designed to carry wheeled loads such as cars, lorries or railway wagons; to these are will soon add an additional ship with a Hybrid propulsion scheduled for delivery in September of 2024.