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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.

Belarus says Russian ports now used for transshipment

Minsk, Belarus (PortSEurope) July 25, 2023 – A total of 19 Russian ports have been handling cargo from Belarus for transshipment to ultimate...

Ukrainian Railways moves into the EU

Warsaw, Poland (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – The newly established Ukrainian Railways Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of the state-owned Ukrainian Railways...

North Caucasian Railway see rising traffic between Black, Caspian Seas

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) July 16, 2023 – The North Caucasian Railway (NCZD), one of the 16 territorial branches of Russian Railways,...

W.E.C. Lines opens rail link between Port of Bilbao and La Rioja

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – W.E.C. Lines has opened a rail link between the Port of Bilbao and the Intermodal Logistics Centre in...

EIB approves €250 mln loan for Divaca-Koper rail track

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has given final approval for an up to €250 million loan for...

TransContainer and Inner Mongolia Foreign Trade Development hold talks

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – PJSC TransContainer and the Chinese company Inner Mongolia Foreign Trade Development Co., Ltd (IMFT) have...

Hupac, TPnova Rail & Logistics to manage La Llagosta terminal

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – A joint venture of Hupac Ibérica and TPnova Rail & Logistics Services will take over the management...

Ports & Rail Forum 2023 takes place in Athens

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – On July 5, 2023, the Ports & Rail Forum 2023 took place in Athens. It was organized by the Hellenic Ports...

Berne Declaration – Taking the cross-border rail customer experience to the next level

Bern, Switzerland (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – The Berne Declaration was signed by CER and European railway CEOs at the Rail CEO Summit hosted by Swiss...

Port of Venice and Polish port agree rail targets

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSPMAS – Northern Adriatic Sea Port...

EU grant to fund railway development in North Sea Port

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – The European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) will provide a €3.4 million grant to North...

Update: Ukraine will help Moldova rebuild 400 km railway to Reni Port with EU funding

Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine will help its poor neighbour Moldova to rebuild a 400 km-long section of the railway line from...

Iran completes one more section of railway from Strait of Hormuz to Caspian Sea

Rasht, Iran (PortSEurope)June 27, 2023 – The long-delayed railway 160 km section between Qazvin and Rasht in Iran will become operational by early July,...

Rail Cargo Group launches Rijeka-Budapest cargo service

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has started a service linking the Croatian port of Rijeka, via the...

New railway tunnel for Port of Trieste

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region has approved a project to build the railway tunnel to connect Molo...

New tender for the port of Genoa railway shunting service

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – A new tender for the assignment of the railway shunting service in the port of Genoa has been approved by the...

More railway projects for Russia’s Taman Port

Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Russia’s Demetra Holding plans by 2027 to build a railway infrastructure for its deep water grain terminal...

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