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.
First special train from China, with surgical face masks for Italian schools, arrives in Melzo
On Wednesday, August 26th, the first of ten special trains from Xi’an (China) has arrived in Melzo (MI) at Contship Italia Group Rail Hub Milano (RHM)...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces 2020 interim results
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Announces 2020 Interim Results Results – August 27, 2020 With strong financial position and captive demandWe are confident of...
CMPort sees revenue down over 8% in first half of 2020
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) August 28, 2020 – China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort) has announced unaudited consolidated interim...
Copasir report indicates Chinese interest in Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) August 24, 2020 – The President of Copasir, Raffaele Volpi, has said that a summary document, from the country’s...
Ningbo Containerized Freight index rises in August
From January to July, the Container throughput of Chinese ports decreased slightly and the Ningbo Containerized Freight index (NCFI) rises in August –...
Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railway is a symbol of friendship between Serbia and China
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and the Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Zorana Mihajlović, talked today with the...
Analysis – The aftermath of the Beirut port obliteration
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 7, 2020 – The port of Beirut, Lebanon’s busiest port, is not going to recover for many months after what is...
Baku port: Container Trains from China to Turkey arriving faster
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 28, 2020 – ADY Container, a subsidiary company of Azerbaijan Railways, the members of the Trans-Caspian International...
China: Cargo volume & container traffic for the eight major ports in June 2020
Ningbo, China (PortSEurope) July 26, 2020 – The Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group has published figures cargo volume and container traffic for the eight major...
Agenzia ICE and Tencent (WeChat) sign agreement to promote and introduce Italian companies in China
Both parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support Italian small and medium-sized enterprises to enter the Chinese e-commerce market at...
DBO Bahnoperator, METRANS, PKP Cargo, and JSC UTLC ERA test New Silk Road rail route
DBO Bahnoperator & METRANS, along with PKP Cargo, and JSC UTLC ERA tested a new route for the China-Europe-China container trains as the New Silk Road...
Serbia: Infrastructure projects with China for higher economic growth
Government of Serbia – Belgrade, July 17, 2020 Today, the Minister of Finance in the Government of Serbia, Siniša Mali, talked with the Ambassador of...
Ukraine and China sign agreement for inland waterway development
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 16, 2020 – Ukraine and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the development of inland...
Montenegro deputy PM meets ambassador from China
The Deputy Prime Minister and President of the National Coordination Body for the Fight against Infectious Diseases, Milutin Simović, MA, met today with the...
New record time for China-Turkey container train
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 7, 2020 – The local ADY Container has reported that together with other members of the Trans-Caspian International...
COSCO Shipping Lines Italy critical of Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – The general manager of COSCO Shipping Lines Italy, Marco Donati, in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore, has said...
Ukrainian minister welcomes container train from China
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, has joined a ceremonial event on the occasion of...
EU-China Summit: Defending EU interests and values in a complex and vital partnership
The European Union and China held their 22nd bilateral Summit via videoconference on 22 June 2020. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and...
Statement of the High-level Conference on Belt and Road International Cooperation: Combating COVID-19
Following is the full text of the Joint Statement of the High-level Video Conference on Belt and Road International Cooperation: Combating COVID-19 with...
Von der Leyen statement following EU-China Summit
Von der Leyen following EU-China Summit: We must make progress, one that implies reciprocity and trust – June 22, 2020 “It is not possible to shape the...