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All aspects of the relationship between ports and railways. This is mainly railway infrastructure within ports used to deliver and collect cargo from ships. It also includes national and international rail networks used to transport goods from ports to markets in Europe. Also includes EU rail transport policies and regulations (TEN-T). Railways often form parts of international transport corridors.

New direct rail freight service connects Barcelona port with Toulouse and Lyon

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – A new direct rail freight service now connects the Port of Barcelona with the French cities of Toulouse...

Update: Russia prepares second alternative supply route to Crimea

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – Construction of a railway connecting illegally annexed by Moscow Crimea and Russia’s...

One more rail connection Barcelona-Toulouse

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2023 – Hutchison Logistics Synergy, the Spanish logistics arm of Hutchison Ports, will connect the BEST...

Latvia receives first grain train from Ukraine

Riga, Latvia (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Rīgas Universālais Termināls (RUT) has received the first grain train from Ukraine which was carrying...

Update: Armenia wants to be part of Russia-Turkey corridor via Azerbaijan

Strasbourg, France (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Facing the treat of being left out of a strategic transport corridor (Zangezur) that will connect Russia...

Rhenus expands operations in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Germany’s global transport and logistics service provider Rhenus Logistics Group is stepping up...

Port of Cádiz issues tender for railway access to New Container Terminal

Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz has issued a tender for railway access branches to the New...

Maersk launches new rail offering from Barcelona to Southern France

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – Maersk launches a new rail offering from Barcelona to Southern France for shorter transit times. Maersk...

Russia supports new entity to develop North-South International Transport Corridor

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – The Russian government is supporting the creation of a new entity to develop North-South International...

MSC acquires about 50% in Italo, a private high-speed rail operator

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a stake of approximately...

Monfalcone takes advantage from increased Chinese car imports

Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) October 2, 2023 – Recent months have seen increased imports of cars from China. Both Koper and Barcelona have reached...

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Kubrakov visits Brussels

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov has visited Brussels and held talks with...

Construction of the missing 162 km rail link of INSTC to start in March’24

Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – The long delayed construction of the 162 km Rasht-Astara railway along the Caspian Sea coast in Iran as part...

Wabtec signs railway development agreement with Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec) has signed an agreement with national...

Adif improves the Sagunto-Teruel-Zaragoza rail line

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Adif has improved the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto line with the commissioning of the seven sidings for...

A new railway and sea ports corridor linking the Middle East, South Asia

New Delhi, India (Ports Europe) September 9, 2023 – A multinational railway and sea ports corridor linking the Middle East and South Asia was announced on...

2TDK signs contract signs third contract for Divača-Koper rail expansion

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – 2TDK has signed a contract for the third set of works on the project to expand the railway between...

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