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.
Russia to dredge Northern Sea Route with Chinese help
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – The transportation of the dredging fleet from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal to the Northern Sea...
Delegation from Chinese port of Guangzhou visits the Ports of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – A delegation from the Chinese port of Guangzhou, headed by Director General Sun Xiuqing, has visited the...
Irtysh River as a sanctions-busting route China-Russia
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Under pressure from Russia, Kazakhstan is planning a multimodal transit corridor...
Piraeus Port Authority signs MoU with Guangzhou port in China
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Guangzhou in...
China Railway Rolling Corporation sends delegation to Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Last month, the Minister of Transport, Rabie Majidi, received a delegation from China Railway Rolling...
Piraeus port is not part of the European Ports Alliance
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last month, the European Commission announced the formation of the European Ports Alliance. The...
The Middle Corridor to halve China-Europe cargo transit time
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – In the past year, we published more than 100 articles about the development of the Trans-Caspian...
Second block train for 2024 via Middle Corridor in Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – A second block train for the year sent from China’s Xi’an arrived at Baku Port on February 2...
MEPs to warn of Chinese influence over vital European infrastructure
In a new report, MEPs caution of the risks of growing Chinese influence over European critical infrastructure and call for action to reduce vulnerabilities...
Georgian prime minister attends at Davos
Davos, Switzerland (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, attended the World Economic Forum in Davos where...
China block train arrives at Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – The latest block train sent from Xi’an, China, arrived at Baku Port on January 11, 2024. The...
Banned ozone-depleting refrigerant seized in Constanta port
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Coast guard and customs have blocked the import of 4,136 12 kg cylinders of R134a, a banned...
China and India bought 90% of Russian oil in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – China’s share in Russia’s export of oil and petroleum products in 2023 was 50%, while India...
China’s NDRC visited Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) visited the Port of Baku at the end of...
China ports container volume rises 4.9% from Jan-Nov 2023
China port container volume rose 4.9% from January to November 2023, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index had a significant increase in December 2023 –...
China economy best connected to the global liner shipping network in Q3 2023
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) December 26, 2023 – China was the economy best connected to the global liner shipping network in the third quarter of...
China Railways delegation visits Baku port, Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – A delegation from Xi’an International Trade and Logistic Park and China Railways, China, has...
Chinese state-owned behemoths to develop Kazakhstan’s transport infrastructure
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) wants to build container hubs in Kazakhstan’s Caspian...
China joins the race to build logistics centers in Uzbekistan
Guangzhou, China (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – Chinese company Hichain Logistics (Supply Chain) will build new logistics centers in Uzbekistan’s...
Italy says it is leaving China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Government sources are reporting that Italy has informed China that it is leaving the Belt and Road...