Interporto Catania

The proposed project forms part of the medium to long-term investment programme of SIS and concerns the construction and development in the Catania area of an intermodal and logistics platform directly linked to the Catania-Siracusa railway line.

Objectives

Development of the intermodal transport and logistics sector in Sicily. Intermodal and logistics terminals are designed to provide a series of services in support of temporary storage of merchandise, transfer from lorry to rail-based transport as well as of the final phases of a number of production processes (packaging, etc.).

Comments

Sector(s)

Transport

Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)

Indicatively, EUR 40m

Total cost (Approximate amount)

Approximately EUR 80m

Environmental aspects

The project is considered to fall within the scope of Annex II of EU Directive 97/11 and he promoter has received formal approval by the relevant Italian authorities.

Non Technical Summary (NTS) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Procurement

Contracts to be awarded will be subject to EU tendering procedures, with OJEU publication when necessary.

Status

Signed - 15/07/2005.

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Projects

Construction and development of intermodal and logistics centre in Catania region (Sicily)

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