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.
Prat Pier (Hutchison Ports BEST) & Madrid-Abroñigal lead intermodal rail traffic in Spain
News Release – Hutchison Ports BEST – January 10, 2020 The Annual Report of the Railway Sector prepared by the National Commission of Markets and...
PSA Genova Pra’ starts double rail track
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 30, 2020 – PSA Genova Pra’ inaugurated the official opening of the double rail track connecting the container...
Ukraine sees its transport integrated with the EU
State policy in the field of transport and infrastructure has a clear European integration direction, Vladislav Krykliy – January 28, 2020 In the...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees 17% rise in trains handled in 2019
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 28, 2020 – Trieste Marine Terminal srl has reported record numbers for 2019: 3,634 trains handled, up 17% in...
Acciona heads consortium in bid for contract to build a second line on Divaca-Koper railway
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2020 – A consortium of Acciona SA, a Spanish renewables and construction company, Pizzarotti of Italy and the...
Slovenian government makes progress with Divača-Koper port expansion
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 27, 2020 – The government has adopted a resolution for changes and additions to the location plan for the second...
New rail service to link Koper port and Bratislava
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2020 – Ljubljana-based intermodal transport company Adria Kombi and Austria’s Rail Cargo Operator have...
Valenciaport will collaborate in a FERRMED study on the current state of railway infrastructure
Representatives of FERRMED visit the port of Valencia to learn about its infrastructures and rail access to the intermodal and logistics terminal Font de Sant...
Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladislav Krykliy meets representatives of World Bank
On January 21, 2020, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladislav Krykliy, met with Mr. El-Hifnavi Baher, the leader of the World Bank’s...
Ukraine Ministry of Infrastructure and Deutsche Bahn sign agreement
Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Krykliy has signed an Agreement of Intent between the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and Deutsche Bahn AG –...
Ukrainian Railways signs agreement with China’s CRCC
Memorandum of Understanding between Ukrzaliznytsia and Chinese company CRCC signed, – Vladislav Krykliy – January 20, 2020 On January 20, 2020, in...
Serbian minister encourages rail investment
Government of Serbia – Efficient rail operations are important for large investments – January 10, 2020 Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of...
Civitavecchia port publishes tender for the design of the “last railway mile”
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 7, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
A shift to rail is vital for delivering the European Green Deal
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomes the European Green Deal, which recognises the role of rail in delivering the...
UK Port Connectivity Summit planned to discuss investment in road and rail links to ports
The British Ports Association is hosting its first Port Connectivity Summit this spring to focus attention on the investment needed to better connect ports to...
Slovenia government signs EU grant for Hrvatski Leskovac-Karlovac rail development
Zagreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 6, 2020 – Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butkovic has signed a contract with the President...
Ukrainian state-owned Ukrzaliznytsia prepares for IPO
Preparation of Ukrzaliznytsia for IPO and opening of the rail transportation market are envisaged in the plan of measures for railway transport reform,...
Ukraine critical of “illegal” railway linking Russian and Crimea
We condemn and fight international aggressions against the aggressor in the international arena, Vladislav Krykliy – December 25, 2019 The illegal launch...
Hupac to provide Pescara-Novara intermodal rail service
Pescara, Italy (Ports Europe) December 23, 2019 – Hupac, a leading Swiss network operator in intermodal transport in Europe, will start a new rail link...
Trieste port receives further EU funding for rail project
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 23, 2019 – The European Union (EU) is to provide financing of €45.5 million ($50.45 million) to Autorita’ di...