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.
First Baku-Tbilisi-Kars train departs from Turkey’s Mersin port
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – The first train to run from Turkey to Azerbaijan on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway departed from...
Better rail connections in Sicily thanks to Cohesion policy investments
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2017 – Over €105 million ($124.51 million) from the European Regional Development Fund is invested in the...
European Commission publishes “Delivering Ten-T, Facts & Figures September 2017”
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The document “Delivering TEN-T – Facts and Figures September 2017” summarises key data...
New rail connections between Voltri-Pra PSA and Milan Smistamento MIT
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – Two new weekly rail connections were added between Genoa-based Voltri-Pra PSA and Milan Smistamento MIT...
Ukraine is part of the Trans-European Transport Network – Vladimir Omelyan
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 27,2017 – Among the practical results of the Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels was the signing by Ukrainian...
Conference of Civitavecchia on the corridors of the sea and the Civitavecchia Orte railway
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 26, 2017 – The conference “The role of Mediterranean ports took place in Civitavecchia on November 24,...
Castellón port to get €1.2 million financing from EIB
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2017 – Castellón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) will receive a €1.2 million ($1.4...
Bulgarian-Macedonian talks include the importance of Transport Corridor Number 8
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 24, 2017 – On November 23, the governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia signed nine co-operation agreements...
Spain’s Renfe, Portugal’s Medway launch freight line linking Mérida hub to Sines port
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – Spanish state-run railway operator Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (Renfe) and Portuguese...
Valencia port needs better transport link to Sagunto
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) president Aurelio Martínez has said the...
Valencia, Castellón, Bilbao ports join forces to boost Cantabrian Mediterranean Corridor
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2017 – Valencia Business Confederation (CEV), together with the port authorities of Castellón and Valencia,...
Huelva port continues operating Majarabique rail hub alone
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – The conciliation between the ports of Seville and Huelva after the controversial concession of the railway...
IFC, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry to launch PPPs in ports development
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – IFC, part of the World Bank Group, and Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure signed a Memorandum of...
World Bank team presents initial findings on improving freight transit of the Caucasus Transit Corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – The World Bank team has presented the initial findings of its study on improving freight transit and...
Trieste Marine Terminal presents intermodal offering in Budapest
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – On November 7-8, 2017, Marco Zollia, Sales and Marketing Manager of Trieste Marine Terminal (TMT)...
Valenciaport promotes the Cantabrian-Mediterranean corridor to businessmen from Navarra and La Rioja
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – The general director of L’Autoritat Portuària de València (APV – Valencia Port...
Plovdiv-Burgas railway phase 2 gets government approval
Burgas, Bulgarian (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – The Managing Authority of Operational Program “Transport Infrastructure” 2014-2020 is to...