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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 launches automated access system at Bilbao port

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao officially launched on November 28 a new system of automated access of...

Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao inaugurates new automatic truck access system

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2017 – Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao, part of Noatum Ports Group, has inaugurated a new automatic truck...

Piraeus Port Authority Management visits local Customs Office

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – A meeting of the Director of the 2nd Piraeus Customs Office K. Mourtidis took place with the CEO of...

Kalmar wins RMG order for intermodal operation from Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has a contract with Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao for two rail-mounted...

Valencia port’s container traffic rises after Cosco’s investment

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – Chinese shipping company Cosco Shipping Ports Limited does not waste time. After the purchase of Spanish...

Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – October 2017 container terminal statistics

Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by Cosco of China, has reported October 2017 container terminal...

Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – October 2017 container terminal statistics

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported October 2017...

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – October 2017 container terminal statistics

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported October 2017...

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – October 2017 container terminal statistics

Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has...

Noatum Ports appoints new board members

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – Following the June 2017 acquisition of 51% of Noatum Ports concerning the terminals of Valencia,...

China’s COSCO Shipping to build logistics park in Egypt

Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – TEDA Corporation and COSCO shipping company, both of China, will construct a new logistics park at TEDA...

Regulation Authority for Ports delegation meets in Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – A delegation of the Regulation Authority for Ports (RAL), headed by the President Panagiotis, Jason...

Chamber of Greek-Chinese Economic Cooperation directors meet in Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – Members of the board of directors of Chamber of Greek-Chinese Economic Cooperation have held a meeting...

Valencia port to invest €5.2 million to increase draft of container dock

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 7, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans invest €5.2 million ($6 million) to...

Chinese delegations visiting Megareon include Cosco representatives

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2017 – On November 4, two Chinese delegations could be found in the Municipality of Megareon. One mission...

Cosco and Trans-IT step up cooperation in Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – Danish logistics company Trans-it A/S and Cosco, the Chinese shipping company which operates Piraeus...

Cosco appoints new Noatum management team

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – Following the acquisition of Noatum Ports by China’s Cosco Shipping Ports, the Chinese company has...

Athens-Thessaloniki high-speed rail service set for January 2018 start

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Preparations are going ahead for the first high-speed connection between Athens and Thessaloniki...

Vado Ligure terminal to be opened in March 2019

Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2017 – APM Terminals Italy’s CEO Paolo Cornetto has said the terminal under construction at Vado Ligure...

COSCO Shipping Ports announces Q3 2017 traffic results – European operations

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) October 28, 2017 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, a leading global ports operator, has announced third quarter results of...

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