Freight

09.02.2013 - 04.41 pm Tarragona’s chemical hub unveils its first intermodal station with international-standard width railway Tarragona’s intermodal freight station is located within the Bayer factory and it will serve all the companies located in the southern half of the...	24.01.2013 - 10.10 pm Container exportation from Barcelona Port grew by 8.7% in 2012 The Port of Barcelona, one of southern Europe’s main transport infrastructures, continues to bring positive results. Over the last year the Catalan...	04.10.2012 - 10.47 am Once again the Spanish Government will not honour investment obligations in Catalonia next year As in the past, Catalonia will not receive the investment percentage it is legally entitled to by the current legislation. Instead of getting 19% of...	28.09.2012 - 11.12 am The largest container terminal in southern Europe is officially unveiled in Barcelona Port The Catalan capital hosts the largest and most modern container terminal of the Mediterranean Sea, a true gate for cargo ships, linking Europe with...
12.09.2012 - 09.29 pm Catalan freight company TCB invests €60 million into the Port of Barcelona’s infrastructure The Mayor of Barcelona welcomed the company’s investments and commitment to efficiency at the Port of Barcelona. The Catalan harbour is significantly...	07.06.2012 - 11.00 am BASF will invest 40 million this year in Catalonia The multinational chemical company explains that they would invest more money if the Mediterranean Railway Corridor were already a reality. This...	10.05.2012 - 01.07 pm Tarragona Port’s traffic increased by 38.4% in the first quarter of 2012 The volume of freight and liquids transported through Tarragona Port in the first 3 months of the year reached more than 9 million tonnes. The...	05.03.2012 - 11.13 pm Barcelona Port affected by a lack of investment from the Spanish Government The enlargement of Barcelona Port, where Hutchison’s new container terminal will be located, was supposed to be linked by International-width...
16.02.2012 - 11.16 pm Catalans shocked by decision to prioritise the Central Railway Corridor The Spanish Minister for Public Works and Transport, Ana Pastor, announced she would prioritise the Central Railway Corridor, which would link the...	19.10.2011 - 07.59 pm Central Europe will be better connected by rail with Spain’s Mediterranean ports, industrial centres and tourist destinations The European Commission has included the Mediterranean Railway Corridor for freight and passengers among the next EU transport priorities. The EU...	10.10.2011 - 08.45 pm The European Parliament considers the Mediterranean Railway Corridor to be "absolutely imperative and crucial" The Chairman of the EP’s Transport Committee, the British MEP Brian Simpson, has stated that building the Mediterranean Railway Corridor for freight...	05.10.2011 - 06.19 pm The European Commission would include the Mediterranean Railway Corridor as an EU transport priority According to some MEPs, the international-width high-speed railway corridor for freight and passengers along Spain’s Mediterranean coast that...
22.09.2011 - 09.48 pm Historic record in August of export containers at Barcelona Port The Port of Barcelona registered a record in the number of containers destined to international exports. China has consolidated its position as the...	16.09.2011 - 08.16 pm Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia combine forces for the Mediterranean Railway Corridor to be included as a European priority The presidents of Catalonia, the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia met in Barcelona to ask the Spanish Government to prioritise the...	07.07.2011 - 07.57 pm The Mediterranean Railway Corridor for freight and High-Speed passenger trains is “an undeniable priority” states Spanish Minister for Public Works The Spanish Minister for Public Works, Jose Blanco, attended the end of the drilling works of the High-Speed Train tunnel that will cross Girona,...	02.05.2011 - 08.37 pm Container traffic passing through Barcelona Port increases by 23% between January and March East Asian and South Mediterranean countries are the two regions with the largest cargo exchange at Barcelona Port. In total, 538,700 TEU (twenty-...