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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).

Uniport considers Cosco’s acquisition in Bilbao positive

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2017 – Members of business association Uniport, an entity that has been working on the promotion of the port-logistics...

Noatum Port’s purchase by Cosco to reshape Spanish ports industry

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The acquisition of a 51% stake in the capital of Noatum Ports Holdings for €203.49 million ($228.35 million)...

Spain’s Noatum expects Cosco deal to boost container traffic

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spain’s Noatum Port Holdings S.L.U. expects the strategic partnership agreement signed with Cosco...

Cosco’s acquisition of Noatum is encouraging for Valencia’s economic growth 

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The arrival of a Chinese state-owned company to Valencia port, after the acquisition of Noatum Ports...

Cosco includes Valencia’s traffic in China’s Silk Road

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The nearly 300 vessels of the world’s fourth largest shipping company each year move 1.6 million...

Cosco Shipping Ports Limited acquisition of interest in Noatum Port Holdings in Spain

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Cosco Shipping Ports Limited has published the following press release regarding its acquisition of Noatum...

Cosco agrees to acquire 51% stake in Noatum Ports

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Chinese company Cosco Shipping Ports Limited has signed an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in the capital of...

Piraeus, Shanghai ports sign cooperation agreement

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between Piraeus Port Authority (PPA SA) and Shanghai...

Piraeus Port Authority appoints internal auditors

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPASA) has announced the appointment of Sofia Kalakou and Evgenia Koilakou as...

Ocean Alliance announces new mainline services at Malta Freeport.

Malta Freeport (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Ocean Alliance (CMA-CGM, Evergreen, OOCL and Cosco Shipping) has published details of new mainline services...

Piraeus Port Authority investment plans tabled at 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPASA) is investing €294 million ($330.5 million) over a five-year period to...

Piraeus Port Authority reports improved 2016 financial results

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 21, 2017 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPASA) has presented its 2016 financial results to the Hellenic Fund and...

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

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 18, 2017 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported April 2017...

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

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

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.- April 2017 container terminal statistics

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported April 2017 container terminal...

Cosco reports April 2017 container terminal statistics

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced April 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea container...

Greece praises local Chinese investment

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – This week, China will open the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, May 14-15, and in Athens...

Greek president praises forthcoming Belt and Road Forum

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 7, 2017 – The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation takes place in Beijing on May 14-15 and Greek...

Piraeus port welcomes newly-built “Mein Schiff 5” cruise ship

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – The management of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has welcomed one more newly-built and new generation...

Piraeus port welcomes first Chinese cruise visitors

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Leading managers of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (OLP), owned by China’s Cosco, have welcomed the...

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