New Law on Freight Villages
The Senate approves the framework bill: a step toward a more modern, sustainable, and intermodal logistics system in Italy
The Italian Senate has approved the new framework bill to reform the national freight village (interport) system. This new legislation replaces Law No. 240 of 1990, now considered outdated, with a more modern and relevant regulatory framework in line with today’s logistics and transport needs. The aim is to reorganize and strengthen the freight village network, focusing on intermodality, sustainability, and competitiveness.
Intermodality, Simplification, and Sustainability
Key features of the bill include recognizing freight villages as strategic national infrastructure, simplifying procedures, establishing objective criteria for identifying new hubs, and providing a detailed overview of existing ones.
The freight villages of the future will need to be sustainable, equipped with renewable energy systems and certified energy efficiency solutions, in support of the broader ecological transition goals.
Italy’s Strategic Role
The proposal largely reflects the vision of UIR – Unione Interporti Riuniti – which has welcomed the Senate’s approval and now hopes for a swift passage in the Chamber of Deputies. UIR also calls for an effective implementation phase. In an increasingly competitive international logistics context, this law marks a crucial opportunity to strengthen Italy’s strategic position in the Euro-Mediterranean logistics network, leveraging a system that already includes six Italian freight villages among the top fourteen in Europe.
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