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COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd

COSCO Shipping Ports Limited is a leading global ports operator with a terminals portfolio covering the five main port regions in Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Europe and the Mediterranean. Its Mediterranean terminal operations are located in Bilbao and Valencia (both Spain), Vado Ligure (Italy), Kumport (Turkey), Suez Canal (Egypt) and Piraeus (Greece).

Piraeus Port Authority seeks to expand vehicle handling

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 18, 2020 – In order to increase its share of the vehicle handling market, the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) will...

CEO Capt. Fu Chengqiu resigns from Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 27, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has reported that it has accepted the resignation of Capt. Fu Chengqiu as...

Piraeus Port Authority Annual General Assembly approves 2019 financial results

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – The Annual General Assembly of Piraeus Port Authority SA shareholders took place July 17, 2020, with a...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Container throughput Q2 2020

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported June 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...

Green C Ports European Project awarded 2020 World Port Sustainability Award

News – Piraeus Port Authority – International Award for Green C Ports Project implemented with the participation of the port of Piraeus –...

COSCO Shipping Lines Italy critical of Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – The general manager of COSCO Shipping Lines Italy, Marco Donati, in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore, has said...

Piraeus Port Authority appoints new board member

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 1, 2020 – On June 26, 2020, Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) announced the resignation of Liagkos Athanassios, board...

Piraeus Port Authority extends labour agreement negotiation period

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced that its has signed the extension of the validity of the...

Piraeus Port Authority announces board and management changes

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 26, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced the resignation of Liagkos Athanassios, board of directors (BoD)...

Statement on negotiations for new labour agreement at Piraeus Port Authority

Announcement regarding the negotiations for thenew Collective Labor Agreement of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) – June 17, 2020 Following press...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports reports container throughput down 3.7% in May

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) June 16, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for May 2020, which records total...

Greek finance ministry to review PPA shipbuilding development application

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 14, 2020 – The Greek Council of State (CoE), the country’s highest administrative court, has annulled an...

China’s ZPMC supplies more cranes to Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 4, 2020 – Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), a heavy-duty equipment manufacturer, has signed a with COSCO...

Piraeus Port Authority donates material to Kethea therapy center

PPA S.A. donation of sanitary material to the programme of the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals “KETHEA EN DRASI” (KETHEA IN ACTION) – June...

New EU project PLANET will increase end-to-end visibility of global supply chains

A new research and innovation action will assess the impact of emerging global trade corridors on the TEN-T network, ensuring effective connectivity and...

COSCO Shipping donates 20,000 masks to Hospital del Mar in Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2020 – The COSCO Shipping group has donated 20,000 masks to the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, on behalf of Cosco...

Cosco Shipping Spain obtains the OEA

Agencia Tributaria (Tax Agency) has graned COSCO SHIPPING Lines Spain the status of Authorized Economic Operator in the AEOS category of Protection and...

Piraeus Port Authority donates sanitary material to Municipalities of the Western Sector of Athens

News – PPA S.A. donation of sanitary materialto Municipalities of the Western Sector of Athens – May 20, 2020 Piraeus Port Authority S.A. in the...

Piraeus Port Authority financial results for 2019 presented to government

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has presented 2019...

COSCO’s European container terminals see fall in April traffic

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) May 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published container throughput for April 2020 showing a global 5.3% fall...

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