Intermodal Transport/Facilities
The transport of cargo and containers between locations using more than mode of transport – intermodal. Often involves an international logistics company arranging rail and road for one cargo delivery.
Balearia, Renfe sign deal to sell tickets jointly
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – The president of shipping company Balearia, Adolfo Utor, and the chairman of Spanish state-run railway...
Almeria mayor, Puertos del Estado president discuss railway line construction project
Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Almeria mayor Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco held a meeting with the president of Spanish national port agency...
Seville port urges Huelva harbour to keep Majarabique railway platform commitment
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Seville port has called on Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) to meet its commitment...
Livorno port launches intermodal terminal
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – With a total investment of around €40 million ($42.3 million), Livorno port has opened a new...
Trieste Marine Terminal reports record rail growth in 2016
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – Rail volumes at Trieste Marine Terminal S.p.A. (TMT) increased by 26.5% in 2016, compared with the...
DP World to develop commercial zone in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Dubai’s DP World has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan to develop a special economic zone in the...
Barcelona port to present Canal Frio service at Fruit Logistica fair
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – Barcelona port plans to present the Canal Frio service, a railway connection to the Maritime Terminal of...
Sines, Extremadura discuss opportunities of railway corridor to Badajoz platform
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – The president of the Spanish region of Extremadura, Guillermo Fernandez Vara, met today with the president...
OFP Atlantique almost hits annual cargo traffic target set for 2018
Nantes, France (Ports Europe) January 12, 2017 – French company OFP Atlantique, owned by La Rochelle and Nantes ports, together with Euro Cargo Rail,...
Huelva port awarded contract to operate Majarabique railway terminal
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has been awarded a contract for the operation of the...
Castellon port southern road access offsets 1,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in one year
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – The new access to the south dock Castellon port has been in operation in one year now, improving road...