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.
Serbia attaches great importance to relations with China
Belgrade, September 21, 2019 The Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, met today with a delegation of judges of the Supreme People’s...
COSCO and Yildirim in talks
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) September 20, 2019 – On Twitter this week, Robert Yuksel Yildirim, President & CEO of Yildirim Group, owner of the...
Interporto Padova hosts delegation from Chinese port of Guangzhou
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) September 20, 2019 – Interporto Padova SpA has hosted a delegation from the Chinese port of Guangzhou, visiting to see the...
Greek parliamentary delegation meets with Chinese parliamentarians
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) September 18, 2019 – Yesterday, the second Vice President of the House, Charalambos Athanassiou with the Secretary and the...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route signs agreement with USPA of Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 11, 2019 – An agreement has been signed between Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and the Trans-Caspian...
Silk Road Maritime International Cooperation Forum held in Xiamen to boost information exchange
The Silk Road Maritime International Cooperation Forum (SRMF), hosted by the People’s Government of Fujian Province, kicked off on September...
Beijing expects improved relations with new Italian government
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) September 10, 2019 – During a routine press conference held in Beijing on Monday 9 September, Chinese Foreign Ministry...
China sends CCCME delegation to Porto
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) September 10, 2019 – A delegation from the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic...
Chinese and Italian delegates attend Central-Eastern European Economic Forum in Poland
Warsaw, Poland (PortSEurope) September 9, 2019 – Pino Musolino, President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP...
International fair opens to promote Belt and Road investment
September 8, 2019 The 2019 China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) and the Belt and Road Investment Congress kicked off Sunday in Xiamen,...
EU Commissioner Vella hosts first EU-China Blue Partnership Forum for the Oceans
Today in Brussels, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella will host the first ‘Blue Partnership Forum for the...
Analysis – Alexandroupolis is leading port of interest in Greek regional harbour privatisation
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) September 2, 2019 – Greece’s portfolio of 10 regional ports slated for privatisation includes...
Analysis – In a win for Russia, Anaklia deep sea port project descends into chaos
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 30, 2019 – Russia is winning the protracted game around the idea for Anaklia – the first deep-water port on the...
Georgia’s Strategic Game Changer
Georgia’s Strategic Game Changer – Infrastructure project will have enormous political, economic and security impact By Vazha Tavberidze, the...
Hamburg and Shanghai ports intensify cooperation
In the presence of Shanghai Party Secretary LI Qiang, Hamburg’s First Mayor Dr. Ing. Peter Tschentscher and Shanghai Vice Mayor XU Kunlin today signed a...
Bank of China to open branch in Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 25, 2019 – At a meeting with the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, President of the Bank of China...
Greek Minister of Maritime and Island Policy meets with Ambassador of China in Athens
Minister of Maritime and Island Policy Ioannis Plakiotakis meets with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Athens, Zhang Qiyue –...
Noatum Logistics opens two new offices in China
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 2, 2019 – Noatum Logistics, the Noatum Maritime division specializing in logistics, international transportation...
Bulgaria hosts Chinese delegation and supports new Silk Road
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has met with a delegation of Chinese companies and repeated his support...
China’s new Silk Road also focusses on the Gulf states
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) July 25, 2019 – Whilst Chinese companies have been busy acquiring rights to Europe, particularly Mediterranean seaports, the...