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.
Metrocargo Italia to start Marseille-Parma intermodal service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – Metrocargo Italia has won a contract to set up an intermodal rail service between Miramas, Marseille, and...
Maersk, Renfe, Cepsa to use biofuels on Algeciras-Madrid rail line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – Maersk, Renfe and Cepsa will test second-generation biofuels in the railway sector with the aim of...
Russian Railways will invest 13.9 million euro in a dry port in Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Russian Railways (RZD) will invest about 1.2 billion rubles (13.9 million euro) until 2025 in the...
Ukraine will help Moldova rebuild 400 km railway connection to Reni Port
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine will help its poor neighbour Moldova to rebuild a 400 km-long section of the railway line from...
València-Font de Sant Lluís intermodal terminal increases traffic
València, Spain (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – The València-Font de Sant Lluís intermodal terminal will have the capacity to operate 150,000 Intermodal...
Baltic-Adriatic Rail Freight Corridor meeting in Gdansk
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – On 23 May 2023, representatives of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale...
METRANS rail service links Rijeka and Budapest
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – The rail company METRANS will add a new rail cargo link between Rijeka and Budapest starting June 1....
PSA International, Kazakhstan Railways to jointly develop TITR Corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – PSA International Pte Ltd and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) will establish a joint venture company, KPMC Ltd,...
Russia and Iran to construct the 162 km INSTC missing railway link
Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – Russia and Iran signed an intergovernmental agreement for the construction of the 162 km Rasht-Astara railway in...
Rail Cargo Group starts new Vienna-Kiev intermodal rail service
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Rail Cargo Group (RCG) starts new Vienna-Kiev intermodal rail service with the cooperation of Ukrainian...
Port of Sète-Frontignan, SNCF sign railway contract
Sète, France (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – The Port of Sète-Frontignan and SNCF have signed an agreement to develop the rail service at the port. It...
Alabuga received SIBUR’s first container train
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Last weekend, the first train consisting of 76 cars with SIBUR products arrived at the container terminal of...
Samskip increases Duisburg rail services to add to North-South routes
Duisburg, Germany (Ports Europe) April 30, 2023 – Samskip has increased its Duisburg rail services to add to North-South routes. The comany has added...
Valenciaport, Burgos are working on study of direct rail connection
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – Valenciaport and Burgos are working on the study of a direct rail connection that links the port with...
First refrigerated container train on from Moscow to Xi’an
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – RZD Logistics sent the first refrigerated container train on from Moscow to Xi’an (China)....
Spain’s Port of Marin to be modernised by Thales
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – The Spanish Port of Marin is to be modernised by Thales, a leading company in railway solutions for port...
Port of Ravenna exports BMWs to South Korea
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – The Port of Ravenna is part of a logistics chain which exports BMWs from Germany to South Korea. The...