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Hutchison Ports upgraded terminal in northern Spain quadruples its capacity

Marco Raimondi
July 22, 2026
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The Terminal Intermodal de Navarra (TIN) in Noáin, a few kilometres south of Pamplona, is now operational after being expanded to quadruple its capacity. The…

Barcelona grants Baleària ferry concession

Simon Walton
April 9, 2026
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The Port of Barcelona Management Board has approved a long-term concession for a new passenger and Ro-Ro cargo terminal on the Adossat wharf.

Port of Barcelona extends Efficiency Network to rail freight

Marco Raimondi
February 10, 2026
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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…

Samca Group opens new intermodal terminal

Marco Raimondi
October 1, 2025
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Samca Group has opened a new intermodal terminal near Barcelona and Tarragona ports, described as the country’s first facility able to handle dry containers, reefer containers and bulk cargo.

Spain to invest 1,6 billion euros for port development, rail to significantly benefit

Marco Raimondi
July 28, 2025
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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…

Sectors in Italy and Spain reveal divergent logistics priorities for modal shift

Marco Raimondi
February 20, 2025
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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…

Southern access to port of Barcelona to be ready in (at least) 10 years

Marco Raimondi
January 6, 2025
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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.…

Spain approves 730-million-euro plan for new rail access to port of Barcelona

Marco Raimondi
October 23, 2024
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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

Guest authors
May 1, 2024
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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 port have come to an agreement that will allow the port to be connected to the TEN-T Mediterranean Corridor. The near-billion euro investment will enable the expansion and upgrading of…

Volkswagen Navarra slightly reduced rail freight volumes in 2023

Marco Raimondi
January 26, 2024
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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, there was a decrease from 54.1 per cent to 51.9 per cent in the number of units the company moved via freight trains. Despite the last drop, the company claimed […]