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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 attends China International Import Expo

Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has joined again...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits COSCO headquarters in Shanghai

Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warmly welcomed the President, executives and employees of COSCO’s...

Greek Prime Minister promotes country at China International Import Expo

Shanghai, China (PortSEurope) November 4, 2019 – The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Shanghai attending the second China International...

COSCO delegation visits Koper port to explore further opportunities

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 24, 2019 – The North Adriatic Slovenian port of Koper has hosted a delegation from the Chinese shipping and ports...

Valenciaport promotes reefer services at Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid

Fruit and vegetable traffic is growing at a rate of 21.49% at the end of September and could exceed 800,000 tons at the end of the year Since last week, the...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.3% rise in September 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2019 – In September 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container...

Duisport, HTS, Hupac and COSCO to build trimodal container terminal in Duisburg

Duisburg, Germany (PortSEurope) October 23, 2019 – Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) is building a trimodal container terminal with the international...

Valenciaport plans to double its rail traffic over the next five years

In the last five years, Valenciaport has already doubled its rail traffic, which currently represents 8% of import-export container traffic. In 100 days, the...

Piraeus Port Authority – Investments of €611.8 million were approved by ESAL

Investments of €611.8 million ($675.12 million) were approved by ESAL – October 10, 2019 Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) announces that the Committee...

Valenciaport celebrates COSCO’s commitment to the Cantabrian-Mediterranean Corridor

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) ratifies its commitment to increase the competitiveness of this railway...

Greek Ministry statement in Piraeus Port Authority expansion approval

Greek Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy – Beginning of investing in Piraeus port for a new age – October 11, 2019 A flagship investment for...

Piraeus Port Authority receives Master Plan expansion approval

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced that...

Greek Deputy Foreign meets with Ambassador of China Zhang Qiyue

Meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Qiyue – October 4, 2019 The...

Cosco drives improved performance in Valencia port terminal

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 5, 2019 – In June 2017, China’s Cosco Shipping Ports acquired Noatum Ports SLU and the latter was rebranded...

Keratsini municipality objects to COSCO Piraeus port expansion

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 6, 2019 – The Municipality of Keratsini, a suburb in the western part of Piraeus, has objected to the expansion of...

Piraeus Port Authority: prospects, expected developments, main risks and uncertainties in 2nd semester

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – As part of its second half financial results for 2019, the Board of Directors of Piraeus Port...

Piraeus Port Authority reports on evolution of business activities in 2019

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – The Board of Directors of Piraeus Port Authority SA, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...

Piraeus Port Authority sees 11.2% rise in turnover in first half of 2019

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced its...

Greek ports are leverage for national and regional economy development

G. Plakiotakis: Greek ports are leverage for national and regional economy development – September 23, 2019 The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy,...

Greece to review PPA-COSCO plan this week

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 23, 2019 – It has been announced that on September 25, the Port Planning and Development Committee (ESA) will...

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