ABOUT US
THE CORE OF
ITALIAN FREIGHT VILLAGES
UIR, the Trade Association that brings together Italian Freight villages, is born from the desire for cooperation and coordination among these entities, with the aim of promoting and developing intermodality.
The association’s objective is to inform, raise awareness, and engage with institutional, governmental, and legislative bodies, as well as economic operators in the sector and its members.
SERVICES
OUR STRENGHTS
Smart development strategies
Smart development strategies
High level of security
High level of security
Extensive interoperability
Extensive interoperability
Accessibility
Accessibility
BENEFITS
INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTION
Maintaining constant liaison with the confederal world to monitor and stimulate legislative action and activities aimed at improving the efficiency of the national logistics system. Conducting periodic surveys to support policymakers’ decisions with objective data.
IMAGE DEFENSE
To promote a ‘status’ for freight villages, reaffirming the strategic role of these infrastructures and fostering better harmonization across various levels of national, regional, and local policies, as well as enabling interventions in the infrastructure capacity for logistics operations.
ASSISTANCE TO ASSOCIATES
Analyzing all regulatory and technical issues that may interfere with operators’ activities with dedicated professional teams to improve their framework or mitigate their effects, or simply facilitate a correct and uniform interpretation.
TRAINING
Actively participating in initiatives to animate and disseminate a new logistics culture where sustainability factors are in perfect balance with the development of highly specialized new professional profiles.
CONVENTIONS
Conducting scouting actions to identify best practices to promote among associates and refine agreements to maximize economies of scale.
OURS FREIGHT VILLAGES NETWORK
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RAILWAY NETWORK MAP
The italian railway network enables close collaboration among national freight villages, fostering cooperation and efficiency for the benefit of businesses and consumers.
Covered area
Over 1,500,000 square meters for logistics
Cargo handled
65 million tons per year.
Cargo trains
50,000 terminalized trains per year.
Daily access
Over 25,000 transport vehicleswithin the interport network.
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TEN-T NETWORK
Italians freight villages are strategically situated along the TEN-T transport corridors and seamlessly connected to the European freight distribution network.
