Offering a new
intermodal connection between Serbia and Italy to develop new
trade flows to and from both countries. This is the goal of the
Italian-Serbian corridor promoted by the Alpe Adria company,
which kicked off today at Villa Russiz in Capriva del Friuli
(Gorizia) in the presence of the Italian Minister for Relations
with Parliament, Luca Ciriani, Serbian Secretary of State
Mihajlo Mišić, and FVG Regional Councillor for Infrastructure
Cristina Amirante.
The new corridor between Italy, the European Union, and the
Western Balkans, which will be launched at the end of September,
was promoted by the Alpe Adria company, an intermodal "booster"
with headquarters in Trieste, to better support production
companies from territories that interact with each other,
including through the hubs of Friuli Venezia Giulia and central
Serbia (Belgrade).
The presentation of the initiative, for the launch of which a
protocol was signed today, was the occasion for a wide-ranging
debate on the new frontiers of logistics and intermodality
moderated by journalist Sebastiano Barisoni, deputy executive
director of Radio24.
Alpe Adria's CEO explained, "At the end of September 2023,
freight train departures will be started between Cervignano, as
a relaunch gateway to the regions of central and northern Italy
and northern Europe, and Belgrade, to transport manufactured
goods produced in northeastern Italy useful for the construction
of major civil works in Serbia."
"FVG has a strong vocation towards the Balkans; therefore,
strengthening relations with Serbia and with countries of the
former Yugoslavia has not only an economic and commercial
outcome but also a function of stabilizing political relations
in the interest of our region and Italy,," said Italian Minister
for Relations with Parliament, Luca Ciriani.
"The launch of new rail links between the Cervignano del
Friuli Freight Village and Serbia," commented FVG Regional
Councillor Amirante, "opens a new door for our region regarding
its ability to be a strategic logistics hub in Europe.
"The most important thing is the partnership between the
region and Friuli Venezia Giulia and Serbia to strengthen
especially the cooperation between Serbian and Italian small
businessmen," Serbian Deputy Minister Secretary of State Mihajlo
Mišić added, "to strengthen our interchange and this can only be
done with a strong infrastructure like this corridor."
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