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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).

Private companies invest €71 million in Bilbao port in 2017

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – The Port of Bilbao has reached an occupancy rate of nearly 83% in 2017 and private enterprise is...

Luxembourg ambassador visits Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Paul Steinmetz, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Greece, has held an informational meeting with Chairman...

Piraeus master plan gets 10-day extension for public deliberation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – A master plan submitted last month by the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) for the revamp of the...

Piraeus Port Authority claims alleged state interference

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Cosco-controlled Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) in Greece has challenged the state-owned Public...

Top 10 container firms control 90% of global container fleet

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Over 87% of the fleet capacity of the 67 largest global container transport companies is controlled by...

Noatum Port Holdings – January 2018 container terminal statistics

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported January 2018...

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

Vado Ligure, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported January 2018...

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – January 2018 container terminal statistics

Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...

Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – January 2018 container terminal statistics

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...

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

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported January...

COSCO Spain’s cargo traffic rises 3% in 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Lines (Spain) closed 2017 with an approximate increase of 3% of cargo traffic, deputy...

Eurozone journalists visit Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – A meeting of representatives of Piraeus Port Authority S.A.’s (PPA) management with a...

Piraeus Port Authority approves 2017 annual financial report

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has approved the Annual Financial Report...

COSCO to deliver “Piraeus III” floating dock to Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – On February 9, the “Piraeus III” floating dock completed by Shanghai COSCO Shipping Heavy...

COSCO Shipping Lines Spain celebrates Chinese New Year in Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – On February 9, COSCO Shipping Lines Spain celebrated the Chinese New Year in Barcelona. At the...

Trainose and COSCO looking at new logistics hub

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Greek railway company Trainose and COSCO Shipping are said to be planning a joint logistics hub...

Piraeus Port Authority announces the financial calendar for the year 2018

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the financial calendar for the year 2018: 13 February...

Piraeus port set to receive 20,000-TEU Cosco Shipping Taurus vessel

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Taurus, one of the largest container ships in the world, is scheduled to visit...

Spain’s Noatum focuses on cars, multipurpose terminals after asset sale to COSCO

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – Spanish group Noatum’s business has been reduced to car and multipurpose terminals as well as sea...

COSCO Spain participates in technical meeting of SYNCHRO-NET project 

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Lines Spain has participated in the technical meeting of the SYNCHRO-NET project held on...

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