rail traffic

• 07 November 14 EU to support new rail line on Sweden’s east coast The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-finance with almost €1 million a study on improving the East Coast rail line near Sundsvall in Sweden. The project aims to improve the reliability of regional passenger and... Read more ›
• 09 October 14 Chinese premier to attend Europe summit,sign Russia rail deal Moscow – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend a summit of European and Asian leaders on a trip starting next week that will also include a visit to Germany and the signing of energy and high-speed... Read more ›
• 06 August 14 Spain tariff freeze to fund urgent upgrades Spain’s National Ports Authority (Puertos del Estado) is proposing to freeze port tariffs at their current rates for 2015, having cut them in both 2014 and 2013. Last year’s cut reduced the organisation’s income... Read more ›
• 27 July 14 High Quality Rail and Intermodal Nordic Corridor Königslinie The objective of this project is to upgrade the existing rail ferry link between the ports of Trelleborg (Sweden) and Sassnitz (Germany) in order to increase the share of rail and intermodal transport on... Read more ›
• 29 September 13 Marseille remains cautiously optimistic 27 Sep 2013 Marseille Fos has recaptured much of the box traffic lost to strikes in 2012 Despite the fact that box traffic at Marseille was up 6% in the first six months, Arnaud... Read more ›
• 21 June 13 Felixstowe doubles rail capacity The UK’s Port of Felixstowe has opened a new rail terminal which will sees the container port’s rail capacity double and help the port get better with emissions. The £40m investment in the new... Read more ›
• 13 February 13 High speed rail travel in Basque country The European Union will co-finance with over €12 million from the TEN-T Programme three Spanish projects forming part of a new high speed rail line in the Basque country. The projects, which are part... Read more ›
• 25 January 13 EU support to help improve important Danish railway line The European Union will provide co-financing of €5 million from the TEN-T Programme for a project to upgrade important railway access lines between Sealand and Lolland in Denmark. The project, which is part of... Read more ›
• 22 January 13 High speed rail in Italy moving forward thanks to EU support The European Union will provide combined support of €10 million from the TEN-T Programme for two key rail infrastructure projects taking place in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. The projects, which will involve... Read more ›
• 18 December 12 Wilhelmshaven sees double on the rails JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven now has a double track railway connection with Germany’s main grid The enhancement from single to double track between Wilhelmshaven and Oldenburg has been officially opened by federal Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer.... Read more ›