Terminal AlpTransit (TerAlp), a company of the Logistics Hub of the Italian State Railways group which manages terminals intermodal transport in Northern Italy and which is owned by Mercitalia Logistics and the Swiss Hupac, has ordered the Austrian Kuenz to Supply, assembly and commissioning of six electric cranes at the intermodal terminal of Milano Smistamento, which is being built in Segrate. With a value of about 31 million euros, the contract represents one of the most large one-off orders for the supply of intermodal cranes in Europe.

The Milano Smistamento terminal will be built on an area of approximately 240,000 square meters and will be equipped with technologically advanced technologies that will allow the adoption of the most high standards of safety and efficiency, essential for the sustainable development of freight transport between Italy and Europe, in particular with Switzerland. The construction of the terminal from TerAlp plans an investment of around 115 million euros subsidized by the Swiss government. The phased activation of the terminal is scheduled for 2026 and at full capacity will have a maximum capacity of 22 pairs of trains/day and can be handling about 395,000 UTIs/year.

On the occasion of today's signing of the contract Sabrina De Filippis, CEO of Mercitalia Logistics, underlined that "terminals represent an important asset for the development of logistics in Italy and Europe. The zipper essential to promote intermodality and offer increasingly more efficient and sustainable with a view to integrating the Freight. As a Logistics Hub - De Filippis recalled - We have investments of over 350 million dedicated to development terminal and today we have placed a further concrete piece the implementation of the investment plan. The Milan terminal will represent a strategic hub to enhance connections with the European Ten-t network, to support the economies of the territory".