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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.

Barcelona port reports record railway activity in July

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Barcelona port has broken, this July, its historical record of railway circulations in a single month...

Valenciaport has doubled its rail traffic in the last 6 years

News – In 2018, 8.52% of Valenciaport import-export traffic used the train as a means of transportation compared to 5.11% in 2012 – August 16, 2019...

Slovenia cancels tender for bridges as part of second Koper-Divača railway

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) August 11, 2019 – 2TDK has canceled the tender for the crossing of the Glinščica valley in the construction of the second...

Serbia is building the first high-speed railway line in Southeast Europe

News – Serbia is building the first high-speed line in Southeast Europe – August 9, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and...

New railroad line in northwest links DP World port to Silk Road

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – DP World’s Yarımca terminal is adding railway transport to its portfolio of services. providing...

Portugal: a €68 million cohesion investment to upgrade the Minho railway line

Portugal: a €68 million cohesion investment to upgrade the Minho railway line – August 1, 2019 The Cohesion Fund is to invest almost €68 million in...

First private highway in Russia to connect China with Western Europe

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 29 – A very ambitious project for the first private toll highway project in Russia, which is going to provide the missing...

In the first half of 2019, volume of Ukrainian freight increased by 8%

Cargo transportation by rail decreased by 1.2% to 156.8 million tons – July 24, 2019 – Centre for Transport Strategies In January-June 2019,...

Chinese companies bidding for Croatian rail project linking Rijeka port with Hungary

Zagreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) July 23, 2019 – HŽ Infrastruktura, the Croatian Railways Infrastructure company, has reported ten bids for a contract to...

Milano-Xi’an Freight Express and Hupac start rail cooperation

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 23, 2019 – China’s Xi’an International Port Area Haidebang Logistics Co., Ltd. is cooperating with Swiss...

Two rail track improved in PSA Genoa Pra terminal

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and Italferr have completed works on two rail tracks at the PSA Genoa Pra...

Valencia port starts its own rail service

News – Port of Valencia creates its own rail service – July 16, 2019 Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...

New intermodal connections strengthen Ravenna’s strategic position

News – New intermodal connections strengthen Ravenna’s strategic position – July 16, 2019 The logistics industry is changing – and so is the...

Analysis – Iran wants to take over Iraqi and Syrian cargo flow with Latakia port & railway line

Latakia, Syria (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – Iran, Syria and Iraq are discussing the construction of a railway line connecting the Iran’s Imam Khomeini...

Adif awards management of services & commercialization of the merchandise terminal of Granollers, Barcelona

News – Adif awards management of services & commercialization of the merchandise terminal of Granollers, Barcelona – July 10, 2019 Adif (state...

SŽ-ŽGP awarded Rijeka port railway construction contract

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Rail construction company SŽ-ŽGP, part of national railways operator Slovenske Železnice, has signed a...

Castellón port hosts Mediterranean Corridor railway event

Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Castelló (APC – Port Authority of Castellon) has hosted an event about rail...

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