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.
Increased rail traffic at Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) march 23, 2017 – Last year, 1,615 tanker trucks loaded approximately 40,000 tons of LNG at the Bahía Bizkaia Gas facilities...
Galicia government awards Ferrol-A Coruna railway contract
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 – Galicia regional government has awarded the contract for an analysis of potential alternatives for the...
BEST terminal operator starts Barcelona-Miranda del Ebro regular freight railway line
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2017 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, has started operating a regular...
Andalusia, Aragon jointly request state investment in Algeciras-Tarragona railway
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2017 – The presidents of the Spanish autonomous regions of Andalusia and Aragon have signed a cooperation...
Basque government, Public Works Ministry approve deal to improve Bilbao port railway
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Basque Country government and the Spanish Ministry of Public Works signed an agreement on the construction...
Government to propose public-public partnership for Koper port railway project
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – The expansion of the rail track between Divaca and Koper port is to be financed in a public-public...
Dutch MEP says Slovenia has good chances of attracting EU funding for Koper-Divaca railway
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Dutch Member of European Parliament (MEP) Wim van de Camp said Slovenia has good chances of winning EU...
Valencia port to upgrade Noatum container terminal railway access
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) is preparing a plan for the adaptation of...
Adif, FdC agree start of Barcelona harbour railway access upgrade
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure operator Adif and Ferrocarrils de Catalunya (FdC), the...
Bilbao port awards railway terminal concession
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has awarded a 15-year concession for the operation...
Pasaia port analyses railway capacity upgrade
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Pasaia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Pasaia) has set up a working group to study a potential...
Huelva port calls tender for Majarabique railway terminal work
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has called a tender for the rehabilitation of the...
Vilagarcia port tests interior railway links
Vilagarcia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Vilagarcia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía) carried out a successful test of...
Montenegro to sell stakes in Luka Bar, Montecargo
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 16, 2017 – The Montenegrin government aims to sell state-owned stakes in Bar port’s operator Luka Bar a.d....
Valencia to revive intermodal transport facility
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) and the regional government of Valencia have...
Ferrol port approves railway access construction
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) board of directors will hold an...
€1 billion to boost investment in European transport infrastructure
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 8, 2017 – The European Commission is launching a new and innovative way to finance transport infrastructure...