The Polo Logistica at Made in Steel to relaunch steel transport and modal shift

In order to achieve the challenging goal of doubling the volumes of steel transported by rail by 2031 compared to 2019, concrete investments are needed. The Polo Logistica plans an investment of almost 3 billion euros to renew the fleet, improve existing terminals and create new ones.

 

The primary objective is to consolidate the role of system operator by encouraging end-to-end management of European relevance. In particular, the development of the business segment involves extending the "turnkey" model with first/last mile road service management offered to some clients to the entire portfolio and expansion on international routes to be pursued through the development of logistics integration with dedicated platforms in Italy and abroad and maximizing the competitive advantage deriving from presence in ports. Finally, the role of investments in rolling stock is important to support the development of traffic over the course of the business plan, with the forecast purchase of 1,090 Shimms - S85 wagons by 2031 (38% of newly purchased wagons) and 240 new generation electric locomotives (renewal of 90% of the fleet by 2031), which are also fundamental for the continuous development of heavy train products.

 

Despite the recent situation being constrained by the energy crisis and the Ukrainian conflict, there is a desire to address difficulties through the activation of new national relationships, paying attention to flows departing from ports and incentivizing door-to-door services complete with road terminalization, all this to further characterize the development of Mercitalia Rail's offer, increasingly accommodating the specific logistics needs of portfolio clients.

 

Finally, regarding international markets, the importance of developing coil flows to Austria and Poland and coils and sheets to France is confirmed.