The port is also an integral part of an efficient road and railway transport network, with high potential multimodal axis from Savona to the Po valley and Southern Europe:
Two railway lines (today under utilised both by freight and passenger services) penetrate northward to Turin and Alessandria.
The Savona-Turin motorway is a fast link to North Italy and Switzerland, while the Cuneo-Asti route, currently under construction, will provide a convenient connection with the Brennero Pass and to Germany, by-passing the highly congested node in Genoa.
Besides, the railway and the motorway running along the coast, connect Savona to Genova on the East and to France on the West.
These infrastructures allow the port of Savona Vado to be fully integrated in the European Transport Network with a direct connection to the Corridor V, the Corridor I and the new railway tunnels of Lotschberg and Sankt Gotthard in Switzerland.
Furthermore, the Port Authority is working and investing on the development of the railway service on the available Northbound lines towards Alessandria and Turin, with the aim to ensure an effective and independent connection between the port and the hinterland, and to integrate the port with the inland industrial areas where logistics activities can be established.
In particular, the Port Authority purchased 4 electric engines which today operate on the routes from the port to the inland destinations, while 2 more (TRAXX F140DC -E483) are on order from Bombardier Transportation. Besides, 2 locotractors have been purchased with the aim to enhance the port shunting-machine fleet
Finally, the Port Authority, together with local administrations and port operators, has launched a project for the development of a logistics system based on integration between the port and the abandoned industrial areas along the coast and in Valbormida (covering a total surface of over 1.3 million m²), creating the opportunities to offer logistics services in line with modern distribution philosophies, spaces for pre and post-production operations, in addition to storage activities.
