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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).

Noatum Container Terminal Valencia names CEO

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2019 – Noatum Container Terminal Valencia, a company controlled by the Chinese state-owned company COSCO and...

COSCO signs agreement with another Mediterranean port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 12, 2019 – As well as high profile contracts to manage entire ports and port terminals around the Mediterranean...

Memorandum of Understanding between Piraeus and ports of Venice and Chioggia to strengthen cargo flows

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – The CEO of Piraeus Port Authority Sa (PPA), Captain Fu Chengqiu, and the President of Autorita’ di...

Cosco Shipping Lines’ container traffic in Spain rises 43.6% in 2018

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – China’s Cosco Shipping Lines handled a total of 362,165 TEUs of containers in Spain in...

China’s COSCO shows interest in container terminal at Rijeka port

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – Chinese shipping giant COSCO has expressed interest in the concession of a container terminal at Rijeka...

Noatum Port Holdings sees 2018 container throughput up 11.5%

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported total 2018...

Reefer Terminal S.p.A. reports 2018 container throughput up 68.7%

Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported 2018...

Suez Canal Container Terminal sees 2018 container throughput rise 3.2%

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. (SCCT), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has...

COSCO’s Piraeus Container Terminal sees 2018 container throughput up 19.4%

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, gas reported...

Noatum to complete Bilbao port rail terminal expansion in June

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao will complete in June the expansion of its rail terminal, which will...

Turkey considers increasing commerical relations with Lebanon’s Tripoli port

Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – The new Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, Hakan Cakil, has said that Ankara is interested in investing in...

Piraeus port turning into a gate for counterfeit and undervalued Chinese goods

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Greece will be fined more than €200 million ($226.76 million) by the European Union’s Anti-Fraud...

Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...

CMA CGM renews Ocean Alliance cooperation until 2027

Marseille, France – January 17, 2019 The CMA CGM Group, a leading global shipping group, has announced that Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive...

Livorno port discusses cooperation with Piraeus, China

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Livorno port’s management has held a meeting with the Honorary Consul of the People’s...

Piraeus Port Authority appoints new manager of Internal Audit Service

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced the appointment of Evgenia Pantelopoulou as Manager of...

Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao to increase rail capacity

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – To consolidate its commitment to intermodal transport, Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao is working on the...

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – November 2018 container terminal statistics

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...

Noatum Port Holdings – November 2018 container terminal statistics

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported November 2018...

Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – November 2018 container terminal statistics

Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported November 2018...

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