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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.

Slovenian Minister Bratusek continues visit to China

News – Minister Alenka Bratušek continues her visit to China with the delegation. On Tuesday, she first met with Yang Huantang, Vice President of...

Barcelona port hosts the SINO-European International Freight Forwarders Conference

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – Barcelona port President ​​Mercè Conesa has inaugurated the SINO-European International Freight...

Slovenia minister in China promoting Koper port and planned railway connection

Ljubljana, Slovenia (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – At the Forum of Representatives of Countries Participating in the International Exhibition China-CEEC...

Genoa port signs agreement with China’s Port of Shenzhen

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – At the Transport Logistics fail in Munich, Germany, a cooperation agreement was signed between the ports of...

DHL and Rail Cargo Group extend “Belt and Road” network with new Chengdu–Vienna direct route

News Release – DHL and Rail Cargo Group extend “Belt and Road” network with new Chengdu–Vienna direct route – May 15, 2019 DHL Global...

China and Singapore interested in Turkey port investment

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – Delegations from Singapore and China have become frequent visitors to the Black Sea province of Ordu in...

Portugal’s president invites USA to invest in Sines port

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has invited the United States to consider a presence...

Analysis – Poti vs Anaklia game sinks Georgia’s hopes for a deep sea port

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 2, 2019 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port, the Georgia Black Sea construction project, was again put in doubt after last week’s...

Genoa port hosts Shenzen port promotion

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 1, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...

China’s Vice President Wang Qishan visits container terminal Tollerort, Hamburg port

News Release – China’s Vice President Wang Qishan visits container terminal Tollerort – May 30, 2019 HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT)...

Barcelona port has hosted a presentation of the China International Import Expo fair

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2019 – The Port of Barcelona has hosted a presentation of the China International Import Expo fair in Shanghai,...

Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China visits Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 26, 2019 – The growing economic and trade relations between Georgia and China were the main topic discussed during...

Sines port may open new stage in commercial ties between China, Portugal

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – Sines port can start a new era in the relationship between Portugal and China, at a time when Beijing is...

Puertos del Estado president hosts Commercial Counselor of Chinese embassy in Spain

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2019 – Puertos del Estado President, Salvador de la Encina, has met with the Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of...

Chinese bank opens Vienna branch with new Silk Road focus

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) May 22, 2019 – The Chinese bank ICBC has opened a subsidiary branch in Vienna, ICBC Austria Bank GmbH, operating as a...

Chinese cargo trade with Portugal’s Sines port increases

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – The movement of containerized goods between Sines port and Chinese ports grew 19.7% between 2015 and 2018....

Algeciras and Ningbo Zhoushan ports specify collaboration in training

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – A delegation from Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras)...

Extraordinary relations between China, Serbia in all areas

News – Extraordinary relations between China, Serbia in all areas – Government of Serbia – May 16, 2019 Prime Minister Ana Brnabic has met...

Algeciras port to participate in Spain-China business meeting in Schenzhen

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) will participate this...

Porsche starts delivering vehicles to China by rail – the new Silk Road

Stuttgart, Germany (Ports Europe) May 5, 2019 – Porsche AG, a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and...

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