The Brenner route is considered the central axis for freight transport in Europe. The importance of the Brenner extends far beyond the Alps: important freight and passenger traffic from the Mediterranean to several countries (and vice versa) runs over the pass. Freight transport in particular is in a field of great tension along the Brenner corridor. Be it the necessary renovation measures on the Brenner and Inntal motorways, such as the renovation of the Lueg Bridge in Tyrol, the planned corridor renovations by Deutsche Bahn along the Munich-Salzburg rail axis or the German slowness in the largest transport project in Europe, the Brenner Base Tunnel: the impending, greatly reduced capacities on the important axis between the markets on both sides of the Alps are putting goods transport to the test. What is rolling in for transport and forwarding companies in transalpine freight transport to Italy and back and how these challenges should be met from the perspective of the shipping industry is the subject of the specialist forum. Experts discuss what impact the current infrastructure planning and construction site management on road and rail for freight transport on the way to Italy will have on the shipping industry and what action is needed with regard to the Brenner bottleneck.
