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.
Hupac to manage new Pordenone intermodal terminal
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – Ports in northern Italy are set to benefit from the opening of Interporto – Centro Ingrosso di...
I RAIL Project will promote rail freight transport in Europe through digitization and implementation of TAF TSI standards in information exchange
News – Fundación Valenciaport – I RAIL Project will promote rail freight transport in Europe through digitization and implementation of TAF TSI...
Kazakh President points to importance of Eurasia railway construction
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) May 30, 2019 – Speaking at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Sochi, Russia, the President of...
Spain completes bulk of Mediterranean Corridor’s Tarragona-French border rail section
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – The bulk of the works of the Mediterranean Corridor from Tarragona towards the French border are...
Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine to set up joint rail cargo corridor
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – The railway administrations of Belarus (Belarusian Railway  BCh), Ukraine (Ukrainian Railways), and...
Madrid-Cádiz port rail cargo connection service start operations
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 – On May 10, the railway link between Madrid and the port of Cádiz started. The first train is scheduled to...
PortCastelló to host summit on the Mediterranean corridor
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 – In order to hasten the development of Castellón and its hinterlands, l’Ajuntament de Castelló (local...
Ukraine minister calls for further EU transport integration
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 26, 2019 – “The key to Ukraine, for transport and any other sphere, is the ongoing implementation of the...
Brindisi to benefit from new Costa Morena rail link start
Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – Today will see the operational start of the Costa Morena rail link in the port of Brindisi, which will allow...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) signs rail construction contract
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 23, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...
Chinese bank opens Vienna branch with new Silk Road focus
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) May 22, 2019 – The Chinese bank ICBC has opened a subsidiary branch in Vienna, ICBC Austria Bank GmbH, operating as a...
EIB approves €250 million loan for second railway track to Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 16, 2019 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €250 million ($280 million) loan for the construction of a...
Porsche starts delivering vehicles to China by rail – the new Silk Road
Stuttgart, Germany (Ports Europe) May 5, 2019 – Porsche AG, a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and...
Shuttlewise launches freight rail service linking Netherlands to Spain
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – The latest new service of Shuttlewise is the CoolRail train from Rotterdam to Barcelona and Valencia. The...
Renfe MercancÃas relaunches Algeciras-Madrid Abroñigal rail link
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 13, 2019 – Spanish rail freight services operator Renfe MercancÃas relaunched the rail link from Algeciras port to Madrid...
New intermodal connections for the Contship terminal in Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) May 13, 2019 – Contship Italia Group has announced a collaboration between Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) and Hannibal to...
Slovenia signs contract with 2TDK for 2nd track of Divaca-Koper railway
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 12, 2019 – The Slovenian government has signed a concession contract with the company 2TDK for the construction and...
EBRD finances innovative logistics hub in Turkey
News – EBRD finances innovative logistics hub in Turkey: Private Turkish-German venture opens new gateway to transport cargo – May 9, 2019 Turkish...
Hutchison’s Synergy adds third rail frequency between Barcelona port and Miranda de Ebro
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – Synergy, the logistics operator of Hutchison Ports group, has started a third train frequency between...
TFG Transfracht starts new service for southern port in Koper
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – TFG Transfracht, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, will start a new service for Koper port on May 10, linking...