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.
Slovenian government takes steps to forward Divača-Koper port railway line
With the guarantee law for the Divača-Koper track and for the 3rd development axis, it is accelerated and cheaper to complete the projects – October 10,...
EU’s Connecting Europe Facility allocates €1.4 billion to support sustainable transport projects
Brussels, October 17, 2019 The European Commission has today launched a call for € 1.4 billion to support key projects through the Connecting Europe...
Greece awards design contract for railways linking Thessaloniki and Kavala ports
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 13, 2019 – Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) has awarded a €2.16 million contract to Omega Consulting...
Valenciaport celebrates COSCO’s commitment to the Cantabrian-Mediterranean Corridor
Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) ratifies its commitment to increase the competitiveness of this railway...
European Commission approves €6 million public support to promote shift of freight transport from road to rail in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy
October 10, 2019 The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules an Italian support scheme to encourage the shift of freight traffic from road to...
EU to invest in Naples-Bari railway line
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 9, 2019 – The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has approved a €124 million ($135.87 million)...
Slovenia appoints working group for railway infrastructure development
Ljubljana, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 4, 2019 – Minister of Infrastructure Alenka Bratušek has set up a working group to prepare a proposal for a...
Civitavecchia port to receive CEF funding of €3.8 million for rail improvements
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 30, 2019 – Last week, the European Union (EU) announced planned investments of over €117 million in 39 key...
Sagunto port railway access project goes to tender
The works will have a budget of €20.2 million and an execution period of 16 months – September 26, 2019 The Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE –...
€117 million for sustainable transport infrastructure in Europe
The EU is investing over €117 million in 39 key transport projects that will help build missing connections across the continent, while focusing on...
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group: New intermodal non-stop connection between Austria and Northern Italy
New TransFER Vienna-Melzo in the Relations portfolio; Optimal connection with timed departure and arrival times; Customers benefit from continuous handling...
Rail Cargo Operator starts Ploiesti-Budapest-Koper port connection
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – Rail Cargo Operator Hungary (RCO) is operating an intermodal railway service connecting the Romanian...
Kombiverkehr improves Cologne-Trieste service
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) September 26, 2019 – Kombiverkehr GmbH, a German intermodal service, has announced that the former company train from...
Hupac increases rail connections to Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) September 26, 2019 – Hupac SA, a leading network operator in intermodal transport in Europe, has said that due to...
Amber Rail Freight Corridor holds opening event in Koper port
On 18 September 2019 the Amber Rail Freight Corridor held its grand Opening Event in the prestigious Praetorian Palace in the Slovenian seaport of Koper. EU...
Ukraine signs cooperation agreement with Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 17, 2019 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR)...
Tarragona port consolidates a more sustainable rail operation
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) September 12, 2019 – In 2019, Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona) launched an...