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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.

DHL ramps up its rail network and service along the new Silk Road

Three new European Rail Competence Centers in France, Italy, and the UK provide customer service and freight handling between Europe and Asia – November...

Greek Prime Minister promotes country at China International Import Expo

Shanghai, China (PortSEurope) November 4, 2019 – The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Shanghai attending the second China International...

Serbian delegation visits China

Belgrade, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, will head a national delegation to visit China from...

Intesa Sanpaolo promotes southern Italian companies and port activities in China

Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 29, 2019 – Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., the Italian banking group, has launched the Intesa Sanpaolo Mission in China...

China shows interest in Baku International Sea Trade Port

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 28, 2019 – Speaking to the local press, the Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Guo Min described Azerbaijan as...

Contship Italia starts its fifth Asia Road Show

Shanghai, China (PortSEurope) October 25, 2019 – Daniele Testi, Marketing and Communications Director, has headed a Contship Italia delegation to...

Contship prepares to promote benefits of connectivity via La Spezia Container Terminal in Asia

Contship is ready to embark on the 2019 Asia Roadshow, visiting Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore – October 18, 2019 Peter Hill, Sales and...

CMPort signs agreement with China-Portugal Cooperation Development Fund for port development

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 22, 2019 – Last Friday, Dr. Bai Jingtao, the CEO of China Merchants Port Group Holdings Company Limited (CMPort)...

First direct container train departs from Baku to Europe

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 20, 2019 – A 42-container block train has recently left the Chinese city of Xi’an to Prague, in the Czech...

Pino Musolino delegate Assoporti signs in Shenzen declaration of intent

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 16, 2019 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern...

Italian ports represented at the China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – The Italian port system was represented at the China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair which...

Valenciaport presents at China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair

Valenciaport adheres to the Shenzhen Declaration to promote competitiveness, innovation and best working practices in ports – October 10, 2019 Autoridad...

Barcelona and Shenzen ports renew cooperation declaration

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – The port of Barcelona signs the fourth Shenzhen Declaration which calls for further cooperation between...

COSCO Shipping to assist European exhibitors attended China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – Sun Jun, President of COSCO Shipping (Europe) GmbH, has said that COSCO will provide a range of...

U.S. Secretary Pompeo and Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias renew defence agreement

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 5, 2019 – During a two–day visit to Greece, which ended Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Greek...

Greek Deputy Foreign meets with Ambassador of China Zhang Qiyue

Meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Qiyue – October 4, 2019 The...

Barcelona port participates in China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – The Port of Barcelona will participate in the 14th edition of China International Logistics and Supply...

Greek Foreign Minister meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York

Statement by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendia following his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi – New York, September 25, 2019 I had the pleasure...

Genoa port hosts Guangzhou delegation

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) September 23, 2019 – In October, a delegation from the Genoese port community, will visit the Chinese ports of Shenzhen...

China has no more reliable partner and more sincere friend than Serbia – Aleksandar Vucic

Belgrade, September 21, 2019 The President of the Republic, Aleksandar Vucic , the Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Serbia,...

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