China
China is a country in East Asia and the most populous country in the world. It has a well-developed port sector and several large companies with European ports and shipping activities, including COSCO Shipping Ports, COSCO Lines, China Merchants Group and Shanghai International Port Group. It has a key role as a supplier of a vast amount of cargo to European markets, via a number of European Mediterranean Sea ports. It has holdings in a number of these ports. Its trade routes with Europe are widely known as the new Silk Road.
Update: Chinese ship investigated for severed Baltic’s undersea cables
Stockholm, Sweden (Ports Europe) November 20, 2024 – Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is under investigation by Sweden for the two severed underwater...
2.6 times more containers via Middle Corridor in Jan-Oct’24
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – Container shipments along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor),...
Piraeus Port Authority attends Shanghai fair
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Last week, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th International Import Trade Exhibition (CIIE)...
New intermodal cargo terminal in Azerbaijan’s Alyat port
Alyat, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and China created a joint venture to build a new 40-hectare large intermodal...
China joins the Middle Corridor Multimodal JV via CRTC
Xi’an, China (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – China, via its state-owned China Railway Container Transport Corporation (CRTC), is to join the...
CHOICE analysis: China in the Black Sea and with Anaklia port
Prague, Czech Republic (Ports Europe) November 10, 2024 – China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE), a multinational consortium of experts...
New Russia-China transport corridor crossing Amur River
Dzhalinda, Russia (Ports Europe) November 3, 2024 – The investor in Russia’s River Port Dzhalinda (Jalinda) on the Amur River has started preparatory...
Chinese ports handled 248.5 million TEUs, up 7.7% – Jan-Sep 2024
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) November 1, 2024 – In the first nine months of 2024, Chinese ports handled 2.48.5 million TEUs, up 7.7% on the same...
Kazakhstan to invest in cargo transport on Irtysh River linking China and Russia
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry has a draft “road map” for the integrated development of...
Hamburg and Shanghai sign green shipping corridor agreement
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and the Port of Shanghai have signed a memorandum of understanding to...
The cure of Russia’s empty containers syndrome costs up to $5 bln
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – Between $3 and $5 billion are needed to remove empty containers from the European part of Russia. Most of...
70% cargo increase along the Middle Corridor in Jan-Sep’24
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) October 11, 2024 – Cargo transportation along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle...
U.S. project for undersea cable security targets Russia, China, Iran
Washington DC, United States (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – The “Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act” was introduced by the Republican party...
STF Shipping with 3 container lines China-Russia’s Far East
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) October 6, 2024 – Newly established, Hong-Kong registered, STF Shipping launched three new East Asia (China) to Russia’s...
Russia’s Far Eastern Sukhodol port accepts import cargo
Sukhodol, Russia (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – The first imported cargo was handled at the new sea checkpoint in Russia’s Far East Sukhodol port....
FESCO expands agro services to China
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The FESCO Transport Group has completed the first delivery of sunflower meal to China using a bulk...
Chinese ports container volume rises 8.2 % from Jan-Aug 2024
Chinese ports container volume rises 8.2 % from January to August of 2024，Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decreased significantly in September 2024...
FESCO forced to work with China’s Tank Container Alliance
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 26, 2024 – FESCO, the largest transport group in Russia, owned by the Kremlin-controlled giant RosAtom...
Ruscon launches China-Moscow rail cargo service
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – Ruscon, part of Delo Group, has launched a new railway service for cargo delivery from China to...
Sanctions force Russia to develop Vladivostok port too
Vladivostok, Russia (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – Forced by Western sanctions, Russia is pushing for the development of its Far Eastern ports. In...