TRIESTE – Interporto Padova has awarded the international tender for the strategic partner of its Intermodal Terminal to the consortium formed by PSA Intermodal Italy and Logtainer: a €75 million financial offer, above the €61 million reserve price.
The deal marks a key step in the Veneto interporto’s growth and internationalisation path. The tender, launched on 30 May, attracted the interest of major global logistics and intermodal operators, with two international-profile groupings reaching the final stage of the procedure.
As envisaged, the terminal asset will be transferred into the new company Intermodal Terminal Padova srl, in which Interporto Padova will retain a 30% stake, alongside specific public-protection clauses, while the private partner will hold the remaining 70% of the share capital. Final completion of the transaction remains subject to authorisations and clearance from supervisory bodies, with closing expected by June 2026.
The selected partner combines two complementary players. PSA Intermodal Italy is part of PSA International, one of the world’s leading port operators, with more than 60 terminals across Europe, Asia and the Americas. In Italy, PSA runs the Venice container terminal (Vecon), Genoa SECH and Genoa Pra’, handling around 2 million TEU per year overall. Logtainer is one of Italy’s leading multimodal transport operators, specialising in integrating rail, road and terminal operations.
«Today Interporto Padova reaches a highly ambitious milestone. Through a rigorous and highly competitive public selection process, we have identified global-level partners with whom to consolidate and further develop a terminal — already among the most competitive and innovative in Italy and Europe», commented Luciano Greco, Chairman of Interporto Padova Spa. «This deal can create a public-private partnership capable of placing Padua among the centres of excellence along the major European and global trade routes, to the benefit of the competitiveness of the North-East’s productive system».
