Roads
All aspects of port activities linked to roads, including the road transport of cargo to and from ship and in the port area. Investment in road transport to improve the movement of cargo.
Update: Russia prepares second alternative supply route to Crimea
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – Construction of a railway connecting illegally annexed by Moscow Crimea and Russia’s...
Russia prepares alternative supply road to Crimea
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Under heavy pressure from Ukrainian forces in the southern section of the front which might lead to a...
Port of Santander adapts for handling wind energy industry
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Port of Santander will make some transport changes needed to adapt the port for handling wind energy...
Government issues rules to reduce Constanta port congestion
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The Romanian Ministry of Transport has issued operators with new rules to reduce congestion at the Port...
Road to Makhachkala to be financed by bond issue
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – The issuing of infrastructure bonds worth some 5 billion rubles (58 million euro) to finance the...
EBU: Trucks continues to rule Europe’s freight
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – The European Barge Union (EBU) endorses the European Court of Auditors (ECA)’s report on intermodal...
COSCO, Joman Logistic to jointly operate road service in València
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – COSCO Shipping Lines Spain (CSL Spain) has entered into a strategic agreement with the transport...
Russia’s supply chains in the shackles of sanctions
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Russia’s international road transport market in 2022 shrinked by -10% to 218 billion rubles (2.8 billion...
Bulgaria very slowly realising deficiencies of its port infrastructure
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – In the background of the war in Ukraine, it became clear that Bulgaria’s Black Sea port...
Moscow to build new roads for the North-South Corridor to Iran
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 4, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia is prioritizing road construction projects along the International North-South Corridor...
Corridor 8 to be included in the priority Trans-European Transport Network
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 6, 2022 – Corridor number 8 will become part of the priority Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The...
EBRD lends funds to Moldova for road links with Ukraine
Chisinau, Moldova (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend €100 million to Moldova to...
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan improve transport links
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) August 29, 2022 – New bridge and highway will improve transport links between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan....
Port of Huelva invests over €7 million in port access
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) August 15, 2022 – The Port of Huelva will invest over €7 million to improve port access. Road access to the South Dock will...
EU approves €60.7 million Romanian scheme to support the road transport sector in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The European Commission has approved a €60.7 million (RON 300 million) Romanian scheme to support companies active in road transport of goods and persons in...
APM Terminals Algeciras opens earlier to ease truck queue
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – APM Terminals Algeciras has agreed to open the terminal in the time period 0200-0800 in order to relive...
NATO logistics to take over Ukrainian grain export via Romania
Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – Sending weapons to Ukraine to help the country fight against the Russian invasion is very important and...
Kuryk to triple its cargo handling and increase the transport of vehicles
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – The war in Ukraine and the massive Western sanctions against Russia are redrawing the transport map of...
Asian Development Bank approves loan to improve regional connectivity in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $114 million loan to improve regional connectivity and road...
EU: 77% of inland freight transported by road in 2020
In 2020, road transport accounted for more than three-quarters (77%) of the EU’s inland freight transport, the highest figure recorded in the past decade....