Railways
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.
Port of Setúbal issues railway tender
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – The Port of Setúbal has issued a railway tender for the electrification of “last mile”...
Railway JV between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan looks to China
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – Kazakhstan and doubly landlocked Uzbekistan will create a railway joint venture that will create cargo...
Deutsche Bahn wants to sell DB Schenker for €15 billion
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) April 8, 2024 – Deutsche Bahn wants to sell its DB Schenker division for around €15 billion. Possible bidders include...
First coal transhipment decline in decades in Russian ports
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) March 31, 2024 – Coal transshipment via Russian seaports in 2023 decreased for the first time in decades. The main reasons...
Port of Constanta starts study to improve efficiency
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – The Port of Constanta seeks to improve handling efficiency within the freight port. The project is...
A new rail cargo service – Shijiazhuang, northern China, Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – A new rail cargo service between Shijiazhuang (capital of Hebei Province in northern China) and Belgrade...
First train leaves Kazak terminal in Xian, China for Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – The first train has departed a Kazakhstan-owned logistics centre in China’s dry port of Xian along...
Port of Durres railway contract awarded to Italy’s I.N.C. Spa
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Ministry of Infrastructure has signed a contract with Italy’s I.N.C. Spa to upgrade the...
Increased river transport could relieve railway cargo delays, Russia
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – Increased river freight transport could relieve railway cargo delays around the Azov and Black...
Moldova asks Ukraine for railway cargo via Russia-occupied Transnistria
Chisinau, Moldova (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – In a surprise move, Moldova Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova – CFM) has asked Ukrainian...
Container train St. Petersburg-Novorossiysk by FESCO
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – FESCO transport group launched a regular twice monthly railway container service FESCO Baltic...
Update: Russia’s railways are the bottleneck for its Black Sea ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 11, 2024 – The capacity of Russia’s Black and Azov Sea ports may increase to 400 million tonnes by 2030, Minister...
Russia’s railways lack enough capacity to Black Sea ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 9, 2024 – The capacity of Russia’s Black and Azov Sea ports is four times bigger than the transport capacity of the...
Container transport in rail freight transport in Germany, 2005-2022
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM – Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität) has...
FS Group, Port of La Spezia sign digitalisation MoU
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – The Logistics Hub of the FS Group and Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale...
Landlocked Serbia seeks stake in Piraeus or Thessaloniki port
Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – Landlocked Serbia is interested in buying a 5-10% stake in Greece’s Aegean ports of Thessaloniki or...
Iran’s Rasht-Caspian Railway ready in March
Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Iran’s Rasht-Caspian Railway, connecting the city of Rasht to the country’s Caspian Sea port of Bandar...