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.
JSV group starts a new intermodal service with the port of Alicante.
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The JSV group has started a new intermodal service with the port of Alicante. Originating at the Miranda...
Lithuania and Ukraine plan intermodal corridor
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – Lithuania’s state-owned rail company LTG Group and Ukrainian Railways are planning a joint...
La Spezia hosts Scandinavia-Mediterranean rail freight event
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – On April 29, 2024, the Port of La Spezia hosted representatives of the Scandinavia-Mediterranean rail...
Alpe Adria develops Trieste-Serbia intermodal services
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 8, 2024 – Alpe Adria is offering a new intermodal service linking Cervignano (west of Trieste) and Pancevo, Serbia. It...
Hannibal to launch rail service from Milan to Hungary and Romania
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) May 6, 2024 – Hannibal, Contship Multimodal Transport Operator, is set to launch an intermodal rail freight service linking...
Adif will invest to adapt seven the Zaragoza-Tarragona railway
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – Adif will invest 25.6 million euros to adapt seven stations on the Zaragoza-Tarragona standard gauge corridor,...
DP World Yarimca starts rail service to avoid Red Sea problems
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – DP World Yarimca has started using a previously unused rail route from China to Turkey to ensure the...
LX Pantos opens Hungary terminal, Koper port connection
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – LX Pantos has opened a rail terminal in Hungary for electric vehicle and battery logistics in Europe. The...
Port of Setúbal issues railway tender
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – The Port of Setúbal has issued a railway tender for the electrification of “last mile”...
Railway JV between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan looks to China
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – Kazakhstan and doubly landlocked Uzbekistan will create a railway joint venture that will create cargo...
Deutsche Bahn wants to sell DB Schenker for €15 billion
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) April 8, 2024 – Deutsche Bahn wants to sell its DB Schenker division for around €15 billion. Possible bidders include...
Trieste Marine Terminal offers direct rail link with Burghausen
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 4, 2024 – Rail Cargo Group’s TransFER is now offering a weekly block train connection for intermodal flows of...
First coal transhipment decline in decades in Russian ports
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) March 31, 2024 – Coal transshipment via Russian seaports in 2023 decreased for the first time in decades. The main reasons...
Port of Constanta starts study to improve efficiency
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – The Port of Constanta seeks to improve handling efficiency within the freight port. The project is...
A new rail cargo service – Shijiazhuang, northern China, Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – A new rail cargo service between Shijiazhuang (capital of Hebei Province in northern China) and Belgrade...
First train leaves Kazak terminal in Xian, China for Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – The first train has departed a Kazakhstan-owned logistics centre in China’s dry port of Xian along...
€450 mln for railway, €6 bln for road links to Russia’s Black Sea ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 24, 2024 – In 2024, Russian Railways (RZD) will invest 45 billion rubles (449 million euros) in the development of...
Port of Durres railway contract awarded to Italy’s I.N.C. Spa
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Ministry of Infrastructure has signed a contract with Italy’s I.N.C. Spa to upgrade the...
Increased river transport could relieve railway cargo delays, Russia
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – Increased river freight transport could relieve railway cargo delays around the Azov and Black...
Moldova asks Ukraine for railway cargo via Russia-occupied Transnistria
Chisinau, Moldova (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – In a surprise move, Moldova Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova – CFM) has asked Ukrainian...