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.
Italy’s Mercitalia launches rail freight line linking Verona to Bari
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Italian freight railway operator Mercitalia Intermodal has launched a service to connect...
Morocco expects economic dividends from high-speed train
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 25, 2018 – Morocco’s launch of Africa’s first high-speed train (LGV) is set to have a significant impact...
Hutchison starts Barcelona port BEST terminal-Lyons railway service
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), part of Hutchison Ports, has started a weekly container...
Valencia port praises EU decision on railway corridor’s inclusion in Connecting Europe mechanism
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Valencia port has praised the decision of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament to include as...
AdSP Bari, Interporto Bologna and GTS attend Logitrans event in Istanbul
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – A joint delegation from Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP –...
Government looks to double line Genoa-Ventimiglia railway
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – The Italian Deputy Minister of Infrastructures and Transport Edoardo Rixi has said that the government...
Algeciras port participates in different forums on railway corridors
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Next week, Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras)...
Venice port to modify rail link to Porto Marghera
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – The City Council of Venice has approved the project for the railway modification to the access road to...
EU invests in Plovdiv-Burgas port railway line
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 18, 2018 – The European Union (EU) has announced an investment of over €293 million ($334.62 million) from...
Nestlé Waters to restart Vergèze (Gard) and Fos-sur-Mer port service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 17, 2018 – Nestlé Waters is restart the 100 km railway line between the Perrier factory in Vergèze (Gard,...
Maersk transports containers to Marín port by train for the first time
Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – The railway linking Pontevedra to Marín port moved containers for the first time in its history on...
Italy to invest €5.7 million in railway project at La Spezia port
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 15, 2018 – Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport (MIT) and state-run railway infrastructure...
Mercitalia Rail increases container rail services to Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Mercitalia Rail (Polo Mercitalia) has initiated ten additional freight trains per week for transporting...
Gijón port awards €550,000 contract to Spanish company Comsa
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – Gijón port has awarded a €550,154 ($619,000) contract for the overhaul of a railway line to its...
Poor rail infrastructure may hamper Trieste port’s growth
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2018 – Trieste port is developing rapidly and aims to expand its container traffic to 3.5...
Portugal endorses railway terminal upgrade tender at Leixões port
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Portugal’s government has authorised state-owned enterprise Infraestruturas de Portugal...
Ports to benefit from Bulgarian-Greek rail transport agreement
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed a joint...