Port of Valencia: volumes may have dropped by rail freight is on the rise
Rail freight in the port of Valencia has experienced a slight growth in the first half of the year, where weekly freight convoys went from 83 to 87. However, the overall volumes handled in the...Read more
UK Rail Operations Group gets the keys to their tri-mode locomotive
A Green Milestone, in every sense. Delivered in an eye-catching livery reminiscent of British Racing Green, Rail Operations Group may well have called the delivery of their first Class 93 tri-mode locomotive, a leap forward...Read more
Valencia-Madrid Rolling Highway to be operational in 2024
A new Rolling Highway service between Madrid and Valencia, suitable for non-cranable semi-trailers, will be in service at the beginning 2024. The initiative is carried out by Tramesa, from Spain, and TransItalia, from Italy, both...Read more
Logistic platform in the heart of Spain will handle 750-metre trains
The new logistic platform in Alcazar de San Juan, 150 kilometres south of Madrid, will be equipped to handle 750-metre-long freight trains. This was underlined by the Valencia Port Authority (APV), which is participating in the...Read more
CMA CGM starts new rail service on Mediterranean Corridor
CMA CGM launched a new rail service linking the port of Valencia with Murcia, both in southeastern Spain. This rail section is part of the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor. With this new service, the industrial area...Read more
Big names come together to connect Burgos to the port of Valencia by rail
The port of Valencia, on the eastern Spanish coast, started a study for a direct connection to Burgos province in the north of the country. The project is endorsed by MSC, COSCO, L’Oreal, and Bridgestone,...Read more
Construction for rail access to Port of Castellon is underway
Spain is working on connecting the Port of Castellon, between Valencia and Barcelona, to the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor. Construction work for the first section of the new railway line, only dedicated to rail freight, has...Read more
Maersk puts fresh produce trains on tracks between Valencia and the UK
Fresh produce trains from Spain are to be spotted on tracks again. Sealand, a Maersk company, is ready to launch new intermodal flows with reefer containers between Valencia and London. The service, which is currently...Read more
Oil route brings Spanish delicacy to European market
A new route has been established for the transport of olive oil from Spain to Belgium. It is a weekly, door-to-door intermodal connection with two points of origin: Seville and Malaga. The service is an...Read more
First cooled train Rotterdam-Valencia is now a fact
On Monday 6 May the first CoolRail train left the Port of Rotterdam on the way to Valencia. In the Spanish city it will be loaded with fresh produce and make its way back to...Read more
Rail between Aragon and Valencia recovers maximum tonnage
Rail freight trains between Teruel, in the Spanish region of Aragon and the Port of Sagunto, close to Valencia will be able to carry up till 22.5 tonnes per axle from 1 October onwards. The...Read more
Fresh food rail service Valencia-Rotterdam to be launched next year
A refrigerated rail service between Valencia in Spain and Rotterdam in the Netherlands will be launched in January next year. Initially, the service was scheduled to commence in November this year, with services running up...Read more
Port of Castellón tests rail freight connection with Zaragoza
The Port of Castellón in the east of Spain is testing a rail freight service connecting to Zaragoza Logistics Centre (ZAL), a key logistics hub in the most industrialised area of Spain. It is an...Read more