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.
EBRD finances innovative logistics hub in Turkey
News – EBRD finances innovative logistics hub in Turkey: Private Turkish-German venture opens new gateway to transport cargo – May 9, 2019 Turkish...
Hutchison’s Synergy adds third rail frequency between Barcelona port and Miranda de Ebro
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – Synergy, the logistics operator of Hutchison Ports group, has started a third train frequency between...
TFG Transfracht starts new service for southern port in Koper
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – TFG Transfracht, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, will start a new service for Koper port on May 10, linking...
Trade union CCOO, Bilbao port join forces in railway project
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – Spanish trade union (CCOO), Teruel Existe and la Plataforma del Ferrocarril de Teruel have met with Bilbao port...
Algeciras port to recover rail freight traffic on May 13
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 30, 2019 – Algeciras port plans to recover rail freight traffic on May 13 after the completion of the rehabilitation...
Aveiro port’s rail freight traffic rises 34% in 2018
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – Railway traffic in the port of Aveiro grew 34% in 2018, reaching more than 256,000 tonnes and removing an...
METRANS starts new block-train service between Koper port and Enns
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – The Luka Koper port authority has reported a new railway service connecting Enns, in Austria, with Koper...
Italian company signs €880,000 contract for Livorno port rail reorganisation
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 19, 2019 – D.R. Ferroviaria Italia Srl has signed a €880,000 ($989,500) contract for the redevelopment of the railway...
Spain’s government to approve participation in Valencia port logistics project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Spain’s central government plans to approve its participation in the construction of the Intermodal and...
Huelva port launches weekly container train service to Madrid
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Huelva port has launched a new weekly container train service between Madrid and its South Pier, joining the...
Plenkovic, Li say Peljesac bridge symbolises Croatia-China-EU cooperation
Zagreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Last week Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang visited the...
APM Terminals launches The Gothenburg Gateway
News Release – APM Terminals launches The Gothenburg Gateway – April 15, 2019 APM Terminals Gothenburg launched The Gothenburg Gateway this week....
Austria’s RCG establishes China-Hungary rail freight connection
Budapest, Hungary (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has established a regular connection the Chinese province...
Sète port to invest €6 million in rail platform overhaul
Sète, France (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Sète port plans investments worth €6 million ($6.8 million) to expand its railway platform, managing...
Chinese investors show interest in Rijeka port rail project
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 12, 2019 – Chinese companies are interested in participating in the project for the modernisation of the...
Galicia applies for EU funding for rail link to A Coruña’s outer harbour
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) April 4, 2019 – The Galicia regional government plans to ask the European Commission (EC) for funding of a railway...
EU Cohesion funds allocated to Portugal’s Linha do Norte railway line
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – The EU Cohesion Policy has announced investments of €4 billion ($4.48 billion) in 25 large...