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.
New maritime railway station planned for Savona port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – A memorandum of understanding to build a new maritime railway station and adapt the connection between the...
Transport and logistics hub also on Russia’s Lena River
Nizhny Bestyakh, Russia (Ports Europe) October 7, 2024 – The 1.5 km access railway line from Russia’s Nizhny Bestyakh station in Yakutia to the berth...
Russia’s private Pacific Railway, to Port Elga starts operations in 2025
Elga, Russia (Ports Europe) September 29, 2024 – Russia’s 531-km long private Pacific Railway, to the coal sea terminal Port Elga (Khabarovsk Krai),...
Ruscon launches China-Moscow rail cargo service
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – Ruscon, part of Delo Group, has launched a new railway service for cargo delivery from China to...
North Sea Port upgrades rail in Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal
Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – The Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal in Vlissingen has started operating two newly lengthened...
200th container train from China arrives in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The 200th container train so far in 2024 from China has arrived at Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port...
Antiquated railway and road infrastructure in Russia
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Russia’s attempt to bypass Western sanctions by redirecting its trade towards the East (China) has...
First China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – The first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train departed from Wuxi, Jiangsu province near...
Port of Gioia Tauro receives no bids for railway tender
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – The tender for the “concession of the railway shunting service for the port area of Gioia...
Delo Group to develop rail transportation in Republic of Sakha
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – The Delo Group plans to develop railway transportation in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) with its...
Port of Algeciras plans to new rail terminal
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has awarded Ineco a €281,479 contract to carry out...
New JV to manage Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) and Georgia’s Marabda-Kartsakhi Railway announced on August 23 the creation...
FESCO Novorossiysk Shuttle doubles capacity
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – The FESCO Transport Group has doubled the frequency of regular FESCO Novorossiysk Shuttle (FNS)...
St.Petersburg’s First Container Terminal extends railway capacity
St.Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) August 12, 2024 – First Container Terminal in the Big Port of St. Petersburg has increased the length of its railway...
New ordinance on railways at the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – The port has approved the new ordinance on railway operations and use of tracks in the railway terminals...
Valenciaport awards rail tender
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has awarded the works for the duplication of the track and the...
Bulgaria scolds North Macedonia about EU railway Corridor 8
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – The Bulgarian government is increasingly worried by statements by the Northern Macedonia government, which...
Ports of Genoa agrees last mile rail works
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – The Management Committee of the Ports of Genoa has approved the cooperation between the port authority (AdSP)...
Port of Ferrol to have national rail link
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – The Port Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao has approved the signing of an agreement with ADIF and Puertos del...
Russia to build Sirte-Benghazi ports railway in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – Libya and Russia are trying to restart the railways section project between the country’s Mediterranean ports...