INTERVIEW
Port of Barcelona extends Efficiency Network to rail freight
At the end of last year, seven major logistics players joined the the Port of Barcelona’s Efficiency Network working model, which was extended to include…
SIX NEW TERMINALS
Port of Barcelona’s 265-million-euro plan gets approved
The Spanish port of Barcelona will receive 265 million euros to create an improved railway infrastructure in its southern side. The funds will be deployed…
STRATEGICALLY LOCATED
Samca Group opens new inland terminal near Barcelona and Tarragona ports
Industrial giant Samca Group opened a new intermodal terminal in Tamarite de Litera, in Spain, which will be the country’s first facility to handle dry…
TERMINALS AND RAIL ACCESS
Spain to invest 1,6 billion euros for port development, rail to significantly benefit
Spain is going to invest over 1,6 billion euros for the development of its ports in 2026. Around 240 million euros will be deployed for…
road vs rail
Sectors in Italy and Spain reveal divergent logistics priorities for modal shift
European institutions have been pushing for a modal shift to rail freight for the past few years. However, the various segments of the industry in…
rail-port synergies
Southern access to port of Barcelona to be ready in (at least) 10 years
One of the biggest projects to boost rail freight at the Spanish port of Barcelona is the implementation of new access routes from the south.…
port infrastructure
Spain approves 730-million-euro plan for new rail access to port of Barcelona
The Spanish government authorised the signing of a tripartite agreement to start construction of the new southern rail entrance to the port of Barcelona. The…
Green light for near-billion rail and road investment in Barcelona port
Spain will invest 816 million euros in rail and road connections for the Port of Barcelona. The Spanish government, infrastructure manager Adif and the Barcelona…
Volkswagen Navarra slightly reduced rail freight volumes in 2023
The Volkswagen Navarra factory in Pamplona, near the Spanish border with France, has slightly reduced the volumes they move via rail. Between 2022 and 2023,…
Spanish government greenlights establishment of Train Port Barcelona
The Spanish government approved the creation of Train Port Barcelona, a new entity that will be in charge of the development and management of the…
The port of Barcelona will get a new rail access route in the south
The Spanish Ministry of Transport (MITMA) put out a tender for drafting the project of the southern rail entrance to the port of Barcelona. New…
Port of Barcelona has new rail links with three French destinations
Toulouse, Bordeaux and Lyon in France will all be connected with the port of Barcelona in Spain via rail starting in early November. The new…