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.
Romania to propose Gdansk-Constanta ports rail corridor overhaul
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – Romania’s government plans to propose a project for the overhaul of a 3,663 km rail route linking...
Spain’s Lamaignere launches Seville-Sines rail link
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – Spanish transport and logistics company Lamaignere has launched a rail connection between the ports of...
Rijeka port starts railway infrastructure overhaul project
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 15, 2018 – Rijeka port operator Luka Rijeka d.d. has started a project for the overhaul of the railway line leading to...
Trieste-Munich rail link increases frequency
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2018 – The Bavaria Express block train, which operates between Trieste port and Munich-Riem it set to increase...
Ferrotramviaria looking to return to Brindisi port
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – Tonino Ricco, general manager of Ferrotramviaria SpA, has met with Ugo Patroni Griffi, president...
Cartagena port studying possible diversion of freight rail line
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Cartagena port is completing the study to determine the possibilities of diverting the railway line that...
Junta and City Council of Córdoba sign the agreement for logistics to promote strategic lines
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – The Minister of Development and Housing, Felipe López, and the mayor of Cordoba, Isabel Ambrosio, have...
Cádiz port to bid for Jerez freight terminal operation
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria BahÃa de Cádiz) plans to bid in a tender by the Spanish state-run...
Transfesa applies for launch of freight rail line linking Valencia port to France
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Spanish logistics and freight company Transfesa, in alliance with Valencia port...
Seville port’s rail cargo traffic rises in H1 2018
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2018 – The increase in both railway and maritime connections with the Canary Islands has boosted rail cargo traffic...
Trieste port books railway traffic record in H1
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – The traffic data in the first six months in the port of Trieste mark a new record in the railway sector: 4,816...
Railway line expansion project to Algeria’s Djendjen port to be completed in early 2019
Djendjen, Algeria (Ports Europe) July 26, 2018 – Algerian Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaâlane, has said that the project for the...
Serbia to complete reconstruction of railway line to Bar port in 2021
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) July 26, 2018 – Serbia expects to complete the reconstruction of a railway line connecting its capital Belgrade to...
Trieste Marine Terminal reports increased rail traffic in Jan-Jul 2018
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 –Â In the first semester of 2018, the total volumes moved by rail by Trieste Marine Terminal SpA (TMT) grew...
First direct freight train linking Spain to China departs from tmZ maritime terminal
Zaragoza, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – The first export train to China has departed from Spain’s Maritime Terminal of Zaragoza (tmZ),...
Spain’s Adif approves details for a tender for Zaragoza-Sagunto rail line upgrade
Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – The board of directors of Spanish railway operator Adif has approved at its last meeting a tender for...
Thessaloniki port railway connections to benefit from NSRF investment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 –Â By 2022, Thessaloniki’s commercial harbour will be accessible via a modernized rail link to...
EIB cooperates with China with new €500 million Silk Road Fund equity investment initiative
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 –Â At the EU-China summit June 2, 2018, the European Investment Fund and the Silk Road Fund signed a...
Meeting minutes of the 3rd Chairs’ Meeting Of EU-China connectivity platform
Beijing, China, July 16, 2018 The 3rd Chairs’ Meeting of EU-China Connectivity Platform took place on 15 July in Beijing, China. The Chinese delegation was...
List of projects to be considered in the framework of the EU-China Connectivity platform
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) July 16, 2018 – The 20th Summit between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China took place in Beijing...