News / Contship Italia volumes decline in 2017, but rail freight traffic is on the up

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Leading Italian container terminal and intermodal operator Contship Italia today reported a 1.3% decline in terminal throughput last year.

This was largely as a result of changes in transhipment patterns, but the carrier managed to post a double-digit increase in rail freight volumes, despite disruption caused by the two-month Rastatt closure.

The company, which operates the largest network of box facilities in the Mediterranean, saw total transhipment volumes across its three main hubs of Gioia Tauro, Cagliari and Tangier Med decline by ...