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.
MSC starts operations at the Torrejón de Ardoz railway terminal in Madrid
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Laumar Terminales Ferroviarias has works to adapt the Torrejón de Ardoz railway terminal in Madrid and...
Huelva port joins Atlantic Corridor and seeks benefits
The inclusion of the Port of Huelva in the Atlantic Corridor, from January 1 of this year, positions the port of Huelva as a global node, since it places it at...
Cairo seeks to develop Libya railway connection
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – The Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir has said that the government is planning to extend its...
Rail cargo transport between Iran and Turkey set to grow
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry has said that a recent memorandum of understanding signed in a...
La Spezia port to invest in rail link to Parma
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 – After years of requests for attention to the strategic works necessary for the development of La Spezia...
Start of a new intermodal connection between Italy and Germany for Arcese
The intermodal freight service between Bologna and Cologne operating from mid- January will pass through the new Ceneri Base Tunnel, directly linking central...
ADY Express increases transport of export-oriented goods by the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK)
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – On January 12, ADY Express LLC, part of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, started transporting export-oriented...
EBRD supports creation of special funds to finance development of airports and railway infrastructure of Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has supported the initiative of the Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy to create special...
New intermodal railway starts between Interport of Parma and Giovinazzo, Bari
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) January 13, 2021 – A new intermodal railway connection has started between the Interport of Parma and Giovinazzo, Bari, with a...
A.P. Moller-Maersk increases sustainable rail transport alternatives
Maersk has extended its sustainability support of German rail customers with a new CapO2 free intermodal transports solution, which is now available on 85% of...
Málagaport presents three sustainability and innovation projects to the ‘Next Generation’ European Fund Office of the Junta de AndalucÃa
Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) has submitted three projects to the ‘Next Generation’ European Fund Office...
Sibport to manage Bilbao railway terminal in Arasur logistics platform
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2021 -The Bilbao Port Authority Board of Directors has awarded Servicios Intermodales Bilbaoport (Sibport) the contract...
UTLC ERA tests new corridor for goods delivery by express container trains from China to Europe
The new service will allow to diversify cargo flows and reduce the load on the border infrastructure – December 28, 2020 United Transport and Logistics...
Albania’s port of Durres gets closer to landlocked Kosovo and North Macedonia
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 27, 2020 – Albania’s main Adriatic port of Durrës (Durres) is becoming the sea gate for land-locked Kosovo and...
Genoa port’s PSA Pra’ sees rail capacity increase
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2020 – The new configuration of the PSA Pra’ port, which with the entry into operation of two new tracks...
Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container rail service set to resume
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 18, 2020 – Following a meeting at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the national railways of Turkey,...
Rail services to Gioia Tauro port resume
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2020 – For the first time snce 2015, rail services are now operating between the port of Gioia Tauro and...
Kombiverkehr to add blocktrain to Scandinavia-Northern Italy link
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 14, 2020 – Kombiverkehr KG, an operator of intermodal rail freight transport in Europe, is to start a new direct...
First container train carrying cargo from Turkey to China arrived in Baku Port on December 10
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 11, 2020 – A train, which will cover a total of 8,693 kilometers, has passed through the Baku Port and headed for...
Hannibal Milan-Rotterdam intermodal service grows between Rail Hub Milano and Rotterdam Botlek Terminal Kingdom
Hannibal Milan-Rotterdam intermodal service grows, with three additional weekly circulations between Rail Hub Milano and Rotterdam Botlek Terminal, connecting...