A new corridor for freight transport connects Italy and Sweden. The project, which aims to strengthen trade between the markets of Northern Europe and those of the Mediterranean, was born from the agreement between the Italian Tarros and the Finnish Nurminen Logistics, who signed a commercial agreement.
The new route is already operational and works in both directions, with one model door to doori.e. from the departure of the goods to the final destination.
The connection of the new corridor between Sweden and Italy
The integrated logistics solution combines rail, road and sea transport. In detail:
- the heart of the new connection is the rail service operated by Nurminen Logistics between Örebro, Sweden, and Parma, Italy;
- this integrates with the maritime network of the Tarros group, using the Gulf Terminal (Tdg) of La Spezia as a connection point with the Mediterranean routes.
The functioning of the corridor therefore follows an intermodal logic. Therefore, goods can depart from Sweden and reach Parma via train. From here they enter the second phase of the journey, i.e. the transfer by road to the La Spezia terminal, where they are moved to continue by sea towards the destinations served by the Tarros network.
Parma thus becomes a real railway hub thanks to its position, which allows traffic coming from Northern Europe to be connected to the logistics network that heads to Liguria and, in particular, to the port of La Spezia.
The route:
- it can also be used in the opposite direction, allowing goods from Italy and other markets reached by the Tarros maritime network to continue towards Sweden;
- allows you to reach North Africa, the eastern Mediterranean and Malta.
It is therefore not just a direct connection between Sweden and Italy, but a logistics chain that can extend to further geographical areas. For a Swedish company, for example, the connection may allow it to use the train to reach Italy and then use maritime transport to reach a Mediterranean destination. Likewise, goods from the Mediterranean can follow the reverse route to reach Scandinavian markets.
How the freight transport service works
With the new corridor there is the possibility of managing different types of shipments and the door to door service includes:
- the movement of goods in the terminals;
- land and maritime transport;
- customs clearance procedures and related documentation.
In this way, the company does not have to manage each segment of the shipment separately, but can rely on a coordinated system along the entire route.
The Nurminen rail service between Örebro and Parma also features two departures per week in each direction, with a rail transit time of approximately 2.5 to 3 days.
The connection is not only aimed at large companies that need to move large quantities of goods, but also those that need to carry out international shipments without having sufficient volumes to independently organize an entire convoy. In fact, shipments can also be transported starting from a single pallet up to a complete train.
The objective is not to completely eliminate road transport, but to limit its use to the routes where it is most functional, preventing a truck from having to travel the entire distance between Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.
