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 railway logistics node in the Catalan capital. The new company will see the participation of the Barcelona port authority and Spain’s infrastructure manager Adif, which will co-own 50 per cent […]
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Spain to study possible reopening of Ruta de la Plata
Spain has awarded a contract for a feasibility study for the reopening of a section of the old Ruta de la Plata railway. The contract allocates 821,000 euros to Prointec S.A.U. to conduct the study. The decision came after Spanish region Castilla y León and Portugal joined forces in calling for the reopening of the […]
MSC to build another rail terminal at Zaragoza PLAZA Logistics Centre
The Zaragoza PLAZA Railway Logistics Centre, in northeastern Spain, will soon have a second MSC rail freight terminal. The company is ready to invest 20 million euros for the construction of the new facility, which will feature three tracks to handle 750-metre convoys. The topic was discussed by Ignacio Ballester, deputy general director of MSC […]