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.
Lebanon’s Tripoli port looks to attract Chinese investment
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 27, 2018 – Toufic Dabbousi, head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, has met with Chinese...
Chinese delegation visits A Coruña port in Galicia
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – A delegation from the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province, China, has visited the facilities of...
Chinese companies eye investments in Trieste port operators
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Chinese state companies want to enter the capital of some of the operators of the port of Trieste, the...
Chinese government officials visit Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – China’s Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng has made an official visit to Piraeus Port Authority SA...
Barcelona port signs Declaration of Shenzhen
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Barcelona port signed the Declaration of Shenzhen, a document that defends the digital transformation of...
Sines port linked to China’s Silk Road via new MSC rail link
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 –Â MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company is to launch a new rail service linking Spanish exporters, including...
Barcelona and Shenzhen ports sign agreement to develop cooperation
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 –Â The ports of Barcelona and Shenzhen have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange experiences...
Lebanese port of Tripoli welcomes new China container service
Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – A new shipping line has started between Tripoli, north Lebanon, and China. The container ship named...
Poland’s OT Logistics denies plans to sell part of Luka Rijeka shares
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Polish company OT Logistics has denied media rumours about talks for the sale of part of its shares in...
Trieste port set to compete with Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Trieste port is actively seeking Chinese investment in a move which could challenge Piraeus port, now...
Greek parliament president visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 30, 2018 – President of the Greek Parliament Greece, Nikolaos Voutsis, has visited the headquarters of Piraeus...
Di Maio indicates Trieste port support at China event
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Speaking in China, Trieste Regional Councilor, Sergio Emidio Bini, commented that it was...
Burgas port to sign cooperation agreement with China’s Shantou
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Burgas port’s president Diyan Dimov has proposed the signing of a cooperation agreement with...
Sichuan Province and Friuli Venezia Giulia discuss cooperation opportunities
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 23, 2018 – Led by the Councilor Sergio Emidio Bini, investments, infrastructures and openness to partnerships...
EU steps up its strategy for connecting Europe and Asia
European Commission – Press release EU steps up its strategy for connecting Europe and Asia Brussels, 19 September 2018 The European Commission and the...
La Spezia port promotes new Silk Road opportunities in Egypt
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...
Tianjin delegation to visit Valencia port in October
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 19, 2018 – The Valencia regional government has agreed to receive an institutional delegation from the Chinese...
Barcelona port community to promote its services in Shanghai
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – A delegation of the port community of Barcelona, including representatives of eight logistics...
Piraeus Port Authority signs agreement with China’s Guangzhou Port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2018 –Â Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s...
Event: 17th Western China International Fair – Chengdu, Sichuan Province, September 20-24, 2018
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – Italy will be the “Guest Country of Honor” at the...