Interport of Abruzzo

Interporto d'Abruzzo (also known as Interporto Val Pescara, or IDA) is an intermodal freight logistics platform located in the area of Manoppello, in the Province of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. It is positioned directly on the Strada Statale 5 Via Tiburtina Valeria, near Pescara Airport and the Port of Ortona, and is linked to the A25 motorway through the Manoppello toll booth. Rail service is provided by the Interporto d'Abruzzo station on the Rome–Pescara railway. Its catchment area also includes the Port of Pescara and the Port of Vasto. The facility is described by its operator as a "Freight Logistics Village" and as the gateway for international traffic originating from or destined for central Italy. Its rail installation is homologated to the high-capacity standard of the Adriatic railway line, which allows it to play a significant role in integrating and rationalizing unitized traffic flows. The site is presented as an ideal location for logistics businesses seeking to anticipate global strategies on resilience, decarbonization and digitalization. The interport covers a total area of approximately 959,000 square meters, of which about 88,500 square meters are covered and 480,000 square meters are open areas. It includes a rail terminal capable of forming and receiving freight trains, and offers additional services such as customs, banking, rest areas, vehicle maintenance, parking and passive custody for heavy vehicles, service areas, global service and rental of handling equipment, sorting and packaging repair services, facility management, consulting in logistics training and design, software houses specialized in WMS and TMS modules, and vendors/distributors of hardware for Wi-Fi, VoIP, satellite and info-mobility systems. The interport is managed by two companies: Interporto Val Pescara Srl, which operates the rail terminal, and Intermodale Srl, which handles existing and planned works. Interporto Val Pescara Srl acts as the terminal operator of the rail facility serving the Interporto d'Abruzzo logistics infrastructure. The freight yard has a yard of over 110,000 square meters and two terminals. Terminal 1's rail installation consists of four processing tracks (from 650 m to 750 m) dedicated to intermodal logistics and as many for the sorting and reorganization of freight trains, plus a shunting track. Additional tracks are used for maintenance of rail vehicles and for conventional transshipment activities (Terminal 2), along with large parking areas for accompanied and unaccompanied transport. In this industrial setting, different transport modes are made compatible and interoperable using various vertical and horizontal transshipment techniques. Shunting operations are outsourced to a rail partner and are programmed and organized to ensure the best synchro-mobility of the different transport modes. IDA Rail Services offers a range of services including loading and unloading of conventional trains, loading and unloading of intermodal trains (spreader and piggy-back), stuffing and stripping of ITUs, operational assistance for customs inspection, storage of ITUs, storage of dangerous goods, bonded area, management of goods in special transit regimes, and transport services offered as a "logistics client" for the last or first road mile, as well as vertical integration of logistics services. On the real estate side, with a logistics park of 80,000 square meters covered, Interporto d'Abruzzo is the "home of logistics" for those who want to exploit the competitive lever of intermodality or simply have a modular warehouse structure always in line with the highest quality standards of modern logistics.

The history of Interporto d'Abruzzo (IDA) is described by its operator as relatively recent. It is the story of a cargo train that departed from the outskirts of Pescara and, in a few years, reached the most important freight terminals in Europe, under the claim "From the heart of Abruzzo to the centre of Europe." Today the Interporto d'Abruzzo logistics platform is the gateway for international traffic from beyond the Alps originating from or destined for central Italy. The interport is located in the area of Manoppello, in the Province of Pescara, Abruzzo. It sits directly on the Strada Statale 5 Via Tiburtina Valeria, near Pescara Airport and the Port of Ortona, and is connected via the Manoppello motorway toll booth to the A25 motorway. It is served by rail through the Interporto d'Abruzzo station on the Rome–Pescara railway. Its catchment area also includes the Port of Pescara and the Port of Vasto. The facility has a total area of approximately 959,000 square meters, divided into a covered area of 88,500 square meters and the remaining 480,000 square meters as open area. It has a rail terminal suitable for forming and receiving freight trains, and is equipped with additional services such as customs, banks, rest areas, vehicle maintenance services, parking and passive custody areas for heavy vehicles, service areas, global service and rental of handling equipment, sorting and packaging repair services, facility management, consulting companies in logistics training and design, software houses specialized in WMS and TMS modules, and vendors/distributors of hardware for Wi-Fi, VoIP, satellite and info-mobility systems. The interport is managed by two companies: Interporto Val Pescara Srl, which manages the rail terminal, and Intermodale Srl, which handles both existing and planned works. Interporto Val Pescara Srl is the terminal operator that runs the rail installation serving the Interporto d'Abruzzo logistics infrastructure. The freight yard has a yard of over 110,000 square meters and two terminals. Terminal 1's rail installation consists of four processing tracks (from 650 m to 750 m) functionalized for intermodal logistics and as many for the sorting and reorganization of freight trains, plus a shunting track. Additional tracks are used for maintenance of rail vehicles and for conventional transshipment activities (Terminal 2), along with large parking areas for accompanied and unaccompanied transport. In this industrial context, different transport modes are made compatible and interoperable using various vertical and horizontal transshipment techniques. Shunting operations are outsourced to a rail partner and are programmed and organized to ensure the best synchro-mobility of the different transport modes. IDA Rail Services offers a range of services including loading and unloading of conventional trains, loading and unloading of intermodal trains (spreader and piggy-back), stuffing and stripping of ITUs, operational assistance for customs inspection, storage of ITUs, storage of dangerous goods, bonded area, management of goods in special transit regimes, transport services offered as a "logistics client" for the last or first road mile, and vertical integration of logistics services. On the real estate side, with a logistics park of 80,000 square meters covered, Interporto d'Abruzzo is the "home of logistics" for those who want to exploit the competitive lever of intermodality or simply have a modular warehouse structure always in line with the highest quality standards of modern logistics. Main architectural features include perimeter real estate units with barrier devices, height under beam of +10 m, double front of loading bays, wide structural mesh for optimal use of surfaces, warehouse floor connected to road vehicles with electro-hydraulic loading/unloading bays (one per 300 sqm), bays protected from weather (sealant or canopy), office and service rooms, toilets for traveling personnel accessible from outside, and large maneuvering areas for vehicle docking. In the organic complex of the interport infrastructure, there are modular office spaces for any rental need. The visual identity of the brand is inspired by the colors of the flag of the Abruzzo Region: white for the snow covering the Apennine peaks, green for the hills and protected woods in the three national parks of Abruzzo, and blue for the clear sky and the sea on which the region faces for about 130 km. The colors are arranged according to the natural geographic-morphological progression of the region (mountains, hills and sea), evoked with sinuous lines and blending shades. The CEO is Mosè Renzi, who has stated: "We want to be a latest-generation HUB. To be so, we must not rely only on the fundamental infrastructures we have, such as the connection system, yards and warehouses, but focus on skills, continuing incessantly to deepen, increase and develop them."

• Interporto d'Abruzzo is established as an intermodal exchange structure in Manoppello, Province of Pescara.

• The rail terminal becomes operational, served by the Interporto d'Abruzzo station on the Rome–Pescara railway.

• Interporto Val Pescara Srl is formed as the terminal operator of the rail facility.

• The logistics platform reaches major European freight terminals, adopting the claim 'From the heart of Abruzzo to the centre of Europe'.

A latest-generation intermodal hub and the gateway for international traffic to and from central Italy, promoting the ecological transition of transport and logistics.

• IDA Rail Services

  Rail terminal services including loading/unloading of conventional and intermodal trains, stuffing/stripping, customs assistance, storage, and last-mile transport.

• Logistics Real Estate Services

  Modular warehouses and office spaces with modern logistics standards, totaling 80,000 sqm covered.

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