Today in Antwerp the Belgian Lineas and FS Logistix of the group Italian State Railways have officially inaugurated the Modalink joint venture that manages the intermodal terminal Terminal Antwerp Mainhub and which, recently operational from September to November has allowed the Italian company to double the number of of containers transported ( of 2 September 2025). From the railway terminal, the joint venture manage terminal operations and develop intermodal services between the port of Antwerp and the rest of Europe. Modalink will focus on optimizing operations, on the expansion of intermodal capacity and the strengthening one of the most important transport corridors from Belgium to Italy and beyond, towards Southern Europe. Through Modalink, Lineas and FS Logistix aim to improve the connectivity between Antwerp and Milan, thanks to five trips round trip, allowing the connection without Seamless solution also with other Italian terminals such as Pomezia, Marcianise and Catania.

"The terminals - said Sabrina De Filippis, CEO of FS Logistix, on the occasion of the inauguration - are essential for covering the entire logistics value chain with a Intermodal. With our 30% stake in Modalink, and long-term ambition that it represents, we strengthen the connections, we improve the resilience of the network and develop New business opportunities in the intermodal market European. Modalink's services are growing steadily: in November we have doubled the number of ICUs transported compared to the first September services. This initiative is fully coherent with our strategy of expanding and strengthening European connections and the terminal network".