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.
Romania issues rail tender to help Ukraine exports
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – The Romanian government has issued a tender to renew a raiway line connecting its port of Galati on the...
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....
Romania to invest in rail infrastructure at Port of Constanța
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – The Romanian government adopted urgent measures to improve the railway infrastructure and operations in...
Slovenia receives one bid for the construction of rail and tunnel systems on the new rail link between Koper and Divača
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 9, 2022 – The authorities have received just one bid for the construction of rail and tunnel systems on the new rail...
Port Authority of Venice presents new road and rail link
In recent days, the President of the Port System Authority of the Northern Adriatic Sea (AdSPMAS), Fulvio Lino Di Blasio, and the Secretary General of the...
Port of Sète to move 40,000 containers to UK by train annually
Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – The Mediterranean port of Sète-Frontignan will send 40,000 containers, out of a total of 100,000, from Turkey,...
Port of Sète-Frontignan invests in rail cargo transport
Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 1, 2022 – The Mediterranean port of Sète-Frontignan is investing in rail cargo transport as part of its aim to...
Port of Tarragona to tender railway management operations
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – The Port Authority of Tarragona (APT) has opened a tender for a technical assistance contract for the...
Port of Constanta has new geopolitical and commercial importance
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The crisis in Ukraine has raised the profile of the Port on Constanta, giving it new geopolitical and...
EU approves €120 million Spanish scheme to support sustainable rail freight transport
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €120 million Spanish scheme made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility...
Hupac to start a new rail cargo service between Trieste & Terminal Busto Arsizio-Gallarate
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 18, 2022 – Hupac will start a new rail cargo service between the Port of Trieste and Terminal Busto Arsizio-Gallarate....
Bulgaria and Turkey discuss rail cooperation
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 18, 2022 – Turkey State Railways (TCDD) and Bulgarian National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) have discussed...
UK to finance new Ankara-Izmir rail connection
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 18, 2022 – UK Export Finance (UKEF) is to guarantee a €2.1 billion loan to fund construction of 503km high...
Port of Huelva calls for rail corridor development
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – The Port of Huelva has called for government support for railway infrastructures necessary for the EU...
Valenciaport receives international recognition for its commitment to the railway
València, March 10, 2022 – Valenciaport’s commitment to developing an intermodal model where the railway will be a fundamental piece in the...
Madrid businessmen demand “speed” to execute the new northern container terminal of the Port of Valencia
València, March 9, 2022 – For the Madrid Business Confederation (CEIM – Confederación Empresarial de Madrid ), the new container terminal at...
Bosnia’s inland Port of Brčko undergoes modernisation
Brčko, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Ports Europe) March 9, 2022 – The project “Reconstruction and Modernisation of the River Port of Brčko Phase...
CCOO PV and Valenciaport value the railway investments in the Port of Sagunto for the economic development of Camp de Morvedre
València, February 28, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and Comisiones Obreras del País Valencià (CCOO-PV), have valued the work that is...
First DFDS vessel calls at the HHLA PLT Italy terminal in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – The HHLA PLT Italy terminal in the port of Trieste has welcomed the Ro-Ro ferry “Cappadocia...
Valenciaport committed to participating in projects such as dry ports or loading points to increase rail transport
Aurelio Martínez is committed to participating in projects such as dry ports or loading points to increase rail transport València, February 21, 2022...