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.
Port of Barcelona prepares the land for the new rail accesses
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 22, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona today approved the award of the contract for the work: “New rail access....
Uzbekistan sends block train to Burgas, Bulgaria
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Uzbekistan has send its first block train to Burgas, Bulgaria along the “Middle Corridor”....
Southern ports to benefit from Italian government rail investment
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Southern ports are to benefit from Italian government rail investment in two high-speed projects. Two...
Port of Gioia Tauro to have fast cargo rail link with Veneto interport
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 13, 2022 – The Port of Gioia Tauro is to have fast cargo rail link with the Padua-Veneto Interport. The plan...
Rail Cargo Group opens office in Shanghai, China
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is opening a branch a in Shanghai which will operational from...
New cargo rail service links Turkey’s Izmir port with Uzbekistan
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – A new cargo rail service links Turkey’s Izmir port with Uzbekistan and is declared “a new...
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...
First customs corridor between two European states from the port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2022 – The first customs corridor between two European states, to be launched by end-January 2023, will connect...
Port of Algeciras sets railway records
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – The Port of Algeciras sets railway records, handling over 1,000 trains in the year. In October,...
First Rijeka – Austria direct cargo rail service established
Rijeka, Austria (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – Maersk Line has set up a block train service connecting the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in...
Kazakhstan expands railway links with China, adds options to bypass sanctioned Russia
Dostyk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 24, 2022 – Kazakhstan is expanding railway links with China, adding a further option for traders to bypass a...
Rail Cargo Group plan more connections with Port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group is planning more connections with the Port of Trieste, according to...
WeBuild wins TEN-T network railway contract in Romania
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – Webuild wins a €441-million contract to upgrade and double a section known as Lot 4 of the...
Romania’s port of Constanța set for EU rail investment
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) November 16, 2022 – Romania’s port of Constanța set for an EU rail investment of €1 billion from the...
LTG tests Kaunus to Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 15, 2022 – LTG Cargo is testing the first Kaunus to Trieste intermodal train. This the test for a contract signed...
Turkey plans rail investment for port cargo transport
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – Turkey plans rail investment in port cargo transport to meet expected increases in cargo being...
TransContainer starts regular block train from Nakhodka to Krasnodar
Krasnodar, Russia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2022 – PJSC TransContainer has started a regular block train from Nakhodka-Vostochnaya station, Russian Far...
FESCO increases container cargo by 13% in 9 months in Novosibirsk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 2, 2022 – In the first nine months of 2022 container terminal of FESCO Transportation Group in Novosibirsk...
Port of Vado Ligure to improve railway efficiency
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 25, 2022 – The Port of Vado Ligure is to improve railway efficiency by expanding and enhancing the railway park....
Russian Railways is to launch a container service along the INSTC corridor
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – Russian Railways is to launch a container service along the International North-South International...