On the occasion of the States General of Northern Logistics which ended today in Milan, Assologistica has Mercitalia Logistics has announced its membership in the association of Mercitalia Logistics, the leading Italian intermodal transport group, terminals and integrated logistics which is part of the Ferrovie dello Stato group Italian. The president of the association, Umberto Ruggerone, expressed great satisfaction with this new entry: "As association - he explained - we have always represented intermodality and intermodal terminals, considering the rail transport in general and co-modality in the most appropriate solution to respond to the sustainability challenges in our industry. Integration of intermodal and logistical services is an opportunity which we always consider successful. Mercitalia has done this I combine my mandate and membership of our association is particularly pleasing."

"Like Mercitalia Logistics and Polo Logistica - said Sabrina De Filippis, CEO of Mercitalia Logistics - We are particularly proud to become part of this reality, which represents the interests of logistics at 360 Degrees. Joining Assologistica testifies to our commitment to Expand the network and integrate our business with others operators in the sector. To create new synergies and bring instances for the relaunch of logistics in Italy".

Assologistica has also announced the creation of a new working group dedicated to terminal engineering, an evolution of the Intermodality grouping active for years. The group will be coordinated by Davide Muzio and will include Sabrina De Filippis, Paolo Pandolfo, Stefano Morelli and Umberto Ruggerone himself. The The first official meeting of the working group is set for the month of October: a meeting with the Minister of Transport to discuss possible actions to support infrastructure railway and terminal operations, in response to closures related to construction sites of the PNRR.

Meanwhile, speaking on the second day of the States General of Logistics of the North West, the Piedmontese regional councilor to Logistics and Strategic Infrastructures, Enrico Bussalino, highlighted that the Piedmont regional body is aiming at the creation of a hinterland system on its territory, "thanks - he specified - to the Simplified Logistics Zones, such as freight terminals, railway yards, logistics platforms, integration of the port and hinterland system of Genoa and the ports Ligurian. For this - he added - the Piedmont Region since 2021 has been activated with a call for proposals addressed to Piedmontese municipalities to identify additional sites in addition to those already identified in the Strategic plan". The councillor recalled that in the meantime «concluding the process for the expansion of the inland port areas in the provinces of Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo, because they are an opportunity for economic and therefore entrepreneurial development for local territories".