TRIESTE – From 1 January 2026, the intermodal terminal of Interporto Pordenone will return under the direct control of the company and, through a direct award procedure, will be operated by Inrail (as previously reported by Adriaports).
This comes after the end of the contract with Hupac, set for 31 December 2025. The decision was formalised by the Board of Directors, which approved the roadmap for the terminal’s new management phase.
The Board, chaired by Silvano Pascolo, endorsed CEO Sergio Bolzonello’s proposal to proceed with a one-year direct award, ensuring operational continuity throughout 2026 while simultaneously launching the process that will lead to the creation of a new public–private joint venture (NewCo) to manage the terminal in the long term.
The strategy therefore consists of a transitional solution for next year, alongside the start of the preparatory work for a public tender to select one or more industrial partners to set up the future NewCo. The estimated technical timeframe for the procedure is between nine and fifteen months, in line with the industrial plan approved a year ago.
«We thank Hupac for the fruitful cooperation over these years: the relationship has concluded in a correct and professional manner. A new season now begins—interim but decisive—allowing us to launch the NewCo tender under the best conditions, without being forced into rushed decisions,» Bolzonello said.
For the 2026 management phase, Interporto has opened talks with Inrail, a company within the Autostrada del Brennero Group, well established locally (in Udine), although its registered tax domicile is in Genoa. The aim is to sign the terminal management contract within the first weeks of January.
The future mixed company will see Interporto Pordenone as a shareholder, alongside industrial partners selected through a public procedure. The goal is to retain public strategic control while building a solid, market-oriented industrial operator. For chairman Pascolo, this is a turning point. In parallel with the new management set-up, infrastructure works outlined in the industrial plan are nearing completion—from the shunting yard to the yards and ancillary works—so as to make Interporto Pordenone a next-generation logistics platform serving local businesses and regional and interregional flows.
