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.
Update: Armenia wants to be part of Russia-Turkey corridor via Azerbaijan
Strasbourg, France (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Facing the treat of being left out of a strategic transport corridor (Zangezur) that will connect Russia...
Rhenus expands operations in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Germany’s global transport and logistics service provider Rhenus Logistics Group is stepping up...
Port of Cádiz issues tender for railway access to New Container Terminal
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz has issued a tender for railway access branches to the New...
No financing for Bulgaria’s second intermodal terminal in Ruse
Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 8, 2023 – Bulgaria’s Danube River port city of Ruse has protested to the government for the exclusion of the project...
Maersk launches new rail offering from Barcelona to Southern France
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – Maersk launches a new rail offering from Barcelona to Southern France for shorter transit times. Maersk...
Russia supports new entity to develop North-South International Transport Corridor
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – The Russian government is supporting the creation of a new entity to develop North-South International...
MSC acquires about 50% in Italo, a private high-speed rail operator
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a stake of approximately...
Monfalcone takes advantage from increased Chinese car imports
Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) October 2, 2023 – Recent months have seen increased imports of cars from China. Both Koper and Barcelona have reached...
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Kubrakov visits Brussels
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov has visited Brussels and held talks with...
Construction of the missing 162 km rail link of INSTC to start in March’24
Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – The long delayed construction of the 162 km Rasht-Astara railway along the Caspian Sea coast in Iran as part...
Wabtec signs railway development agreement with Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec) has signed an agreement with national...
Adif improves the Sagunto-Teruel-Zaragoza rail line
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Adif has improved the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto line with the commissioning of the seven sidings for...
A new railway and sea ports corridor linking the Middle East, South Asia
New Delhi, India (Ports Europe) September 9, 2023 – A multinational railway and sea ports corridor linking the Middle East and South Asia was announced on...
TransContainer launches new service for cargo from China to Russia
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 6, 2023 – PJSC TransContainer has launched a service for cargo transportation from China to Russia via Suifenhe...
2TDK signs contract signs third contract for Divača-Koper rail expansion
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – 2TDK has signed a contract for the third set of works on the project to expand the railway between...
Thessaloniki Port Authority launches rail service with Skopje
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is launching a new container block-train service between...
Port of Leixões increases use of rail
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – The modernization and expansion of the railway has played a crucial role in the development of...
APM Terminals: Rail freight on track for record volumes
Rail is acknowledged as the most fuel-efficient way to move freight over land, with a gallon of fuel stretching an average of 500 miles, according to the...
Next railway corridor: China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan project
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) August 21, 2023 – One of the main topics of China’s Premier Li Qiang visit to Kyrgyzstan in October will be the...
Port of Genoa able to transport 4 m high road trailers by rail
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – The newly rebuild Facchini 1 tunnel, included in the route of the Terzo Valico dei Giovi – Genoa...