TRIESTE – Medway (MSC Group) is stepping up its push into Central Europe with the launch of new rail services, while RTC (Rail Traction Company) has been cleared to operate in Austria and Germany, ahead of the future start-up of the Brenner Base Tunnel.
The main news is the launch of a new three-times-a-week service linking Linz and Wels with Trieste. The connection (not new for the port of Trieste) is operated by Medway Austria and Medway Italia and links Austria’s industrial hinterland with the Friuli Venezia Giulia port. The service is designed to ensure continuity and reliability for north–south flows and fits into the group’s Medlog intermodal network.
The new train is intended to serve sectors such as timber, paper, pulp, automotive and retail.
Medway has also launched a new service in France, expanding its geographic footprint. This is another piece completing the network, alongside the strengthening of the Austria–Italy axis.
On the rail undertaking side, a key step has meanwhile been reached by RTC. The company has obtained an extension of its Single Safety Certificate allowing cross-border operations in Austria and Germany. This opens up new operational and commercial opportunities.
According to CEO Martin Ausserdorfer, this is a historic milestone. The certificate extension—together with the purchase of locomotives authorised for much of the European network and the training of drivers qualified for the Austrian territory—concretely prepares RTC for the start-up of the Brenner Base Tunnel.
The progress made by Medway and RTC confirms how the Brenner corridor and connections with the Adriatic are becoming increasingly central to European rail and logistics strategies—an axis set to grow both in volumes and in integration among operators.
