It is essential to improve Italy’s competitiveness both on new markets and against international competitors. In this sense, companies operating in road haulage, rail transport and maritime transport, as well as all intermodal operators, have long been calling for the opportunity of working more at international level, thanks to the enhancement of European intermodal corridors affecting Italy.

Guaranteeing a real territorial continuity with Sicily and Sardinia, without state contributions and thanks to modern fleets, is a priority for the entire transport sector and for the entire country. To date, A.L.I.S. associates guarantee 2,700 weekly maritime connections to the main islands, a total of over 140,500 connections on an annual basis.

The reduction of the gap between the North and the South of the country in logistics, economic and infrastructural terms, is a top priority for A.L.I.S. The relaunch of the South will indeed favour not only the companies of the South but also the Northern ones, which – thanks to the infrastructural development and the efficiency of intermodal and sustainable logistics – will be really able to broaden their reference markets.

The reduction of the environmental impact caused by the transport of goods by land, with the control of CO2 emissions and polluting fine dust, is a specific directive of the European Union. A.L.I.S. was born to represent and promote intermodality: the combination of different modes of transport, from road transport to rail and maritime connections, in fact allows a reduction of CO2 emissions by 50% compared to a transport carried out exclusively by road. Companies associate to A.L.I.S. have long shown a strong sensibility towards environmental issues and many of them have already obtained the classifications by the International Certification Body R.I.N.A. for the use of means of transport designed and realized to minimize the environmental impact.