Austria's LKW Walter has launched a new intermodal service between the terminals of Foggia Incoronata and Padova Interporto entirely dedicated to semi-trailers, which is operated by CFI Intermodal, the intermodal division of Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana. In the first phase the new block train, which carries 32 semi-trailers for management, makes three departures a week. From Interporto Padua semi-trailers are forwarded, always with convoys intermodal, to other terminals of final destination, predominantly in central and northern Europe, including through the recent new block train between Padua Interporto and Hannover, always carried out on behalf of the Austrian carrier which has a capacity of 32 semi-trailers per convoy and circulating four times a week. The president of Interporto Padova, Franco Pasqualetti, recalled that, in addition, the logistics center Intermodale Veneto "also offers other regular connections dedicated to semi-trailers with Cologne, Geleen, Rotterdam, Duisburg and Gliwice, which are complemented by connections with the main Italian ports'.

"Even in this difficult market situation," he said. emphasized LKW Walter's Chief Operating Officer, Erik Springer - with this relationship between Foggia and Padua, we aim to expand in our network of block trains connecting the South by train with the whole of northern Europe." Springer pointed out that 'the the vast majority of semi-trailers to/from Foggia have destination Northern Europe, including Benelux, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom United. We transport - he specified - non-industrial goods hazardous waste of all kinds, food, chemical, but also steel and automotive, offering a quality service to the most important production centres in Southern Italy'.

Francesco Pagni, General Manager of CFI Intermodal, specified that the traction is carried out by CFI Spa, 'while the terminal operations in Kornati are carried out by the Lotras, another company of the CFI group that in this way can offer its customers an intermodality service complete railway. Foggia Incoronata - Padova Interporto - added - it is another connecting service between the North Italy and the South, in addition to the already consolidated services connecting Fiorenzuola with Cassino, Pomezia, Nola and Bari'.