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.
New intermodal railway starts between Interport of Parma and Giovinazzo, Bari
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) January 13, 2021 – A new intermodal railway connection has started between the Interport of Parma and Giovinazzo, Bari, with a...
A.P. Moller-Maersk increases sustainable rail transport alternatives
Maersk has extended its sustainability support of German rail customers with a new CapO2 free intermodal transports solution, which is now available on 85% of...
Málagaport presents three sustainability and innovation projects to the ‘Next Generation’ European Fund Office of the Junta de Andalucía
Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) has submitted three projects to the ‘Next Generation’ European Fund Office...
Sibport to manage Bilbao railway terminal in Arasur logistics platform
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2021 -The Bilbao Port Authority Board of Directors has awarded Servicios Intermodales Bilbaoport (Sibport) the contract...
UTLC ERA tests new corridor for goods delivery by express container trains from China to Europe
The new service will allow to diversify cargo flows and reduce the load on the border infrastructure – December 28, 2020 United Transport and Logistics...
Albania’s port of Durres gets closer to landlocked Kosovo and North Macedonia
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 27, 2020 – Albania’s main Adriatic port of Durrës (Durres) is becoming the sea gate for land-locked Kosovo and...
Genoa port’s PSA Pra’ sees rail capacity increase
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2020 – The new configuration of the PSA Pra’ port, which with the entry into operation of two new tracks...
Rail services to Gioia Tauro port resume
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2020 – For the first time snce 2015, rail services are now operating between the port of Gioia Tauro and...
Kombiverkehr to add blocktrain to Scandinavia-Northern Italy link
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 14, 2020 – Kombiverkehr KG, an operator of intermodal rail freight transport in Europe, is to start a new direct...
First container train carrying cargo from Turkey to China arrived in Baku Port on December 10
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 11, 2020 – A train, which will cover a total of 8,693 kilometers, has passed through the Baku Port and headed for...
Hannibal Milan-Rotterdam intermodal service grows between Rail Hub Milano and Rotterdam Botlek Terminal Kingdom
Hannibal Milan-Rotterdam intermodal service grows, with three additional weekly circulations between Rail Hub Milano and Rotterdam Botlek Terminal, connecting...
PKP Cargo International continues to develop rail transport to the south of Europe
At the end of November, PKP Cargo International (formerly AWT), a leading logistics operator in Europe, launched a new regular railway line between the...
Thessaloniki port-Sofia intermodal rail service starts trial
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 4, 2020 – Following the creation of the first dry port in Sofia, Bulgaria and in the context of improving the...
CSP Iberian Zaragoza Rail Terminal confirms full capacity to operate ferroutage trains
CSP Iberian Zaragoza Rail Terminal (CSPZ), part of the CSP Spain group, has confirmed to ADIF and the regional government of Aragon, its capacity to...
Turkey to boost railway investments, directly connecting industrial zones to port cities
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 28, 2020 – Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Adil Karaismailoğlu, has said that the government plans...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta) plans over €145 million
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – Following approval of its business plan for 2021, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia...
Maersk doubles capacity on weekly ocean-rail service from Asia to Europe
Plans underway to scale up the service to daily services if customers’ demand continues on the current track – November 17, 2020 Copenhagen, 12...