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.
Chinese giant CCECC interested in Kazakhstan’s transport infrastructure
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) wants to participate in the development of...
Chinese port cargo up +8.5% in Jan-Oct 2023
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – In January to October 2023, total cargo handled by Chinese ports was 14,030.9 million tons, a...
TransContainer starts new export routes for timber
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – PJSC TransContainer has started exporting timber using new export routes. This includes to China via...
China Harbour signs MoU with Misrata Free Zone, Libya
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – China Harbour Engineering Company has signed an agreement with the Misrata Free Zone in Libya. The...
Russia as a black hole for containers from China
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – The huge trade imbalance between Russia and China has led to the next unique Russian phenomenon –...
China’s increasing influence on the Northern Sea Route
Hellerup, Denmark (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – As Russia attempts to find ways to alleviate the impact of Western sanctions, and find alternative...
Piraeus Port attends 6th China International Import Expo 2023
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has attended the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2023 in...
China with ports or terminals in over 50 countries
New York, United States (PortSEurope) November 12, 2023 – As of 2022, Chinese firms owned or operated one or more terminals at 36 of the world’s top...
Valenciaport markets its services at CIIE Shanghai
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Valenciaport has attended the China International Import Export (CIIE Shanghai) event to market its...
cargo-partner launches LCL service for sea freight for dangerous goods
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Logistics provider cargo-partner has launched a new LCL sea freight consolidation service for dangerous...
China’s Shangdong Port delegation visits Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – A delegation from China’s Shandong Port Group has visited the Port of Baku. Shandong Port Group...
China ports container volume rises 5.2% from Jan-Sept 2023
China ports container volume rises 5.2% from January to September 2023, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decrease in October 2023 – October 27, 2023...
China-Kazakhstan network of ports, logistics centres and postal hubs proposed
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 22, 2023 – Kazakhstan wants to create jointly with China a “Partner Network” of large strategic ports,...
Egypt seeks role as trade hub in the new Silk Road
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly of Egypt has attended the Belt and Road Forum for International...
Shenzhen delegation visits Port of Sines
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – On Wednesday this week, a delegation from the Chinese Port of Shenzhen, one of the largest ports in the...
Anaklia port project: Azerbaijan as a dark horse?
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Azerbaijan has appeared as a dark horse in the years-long saga of the construction of Georgia’s first...
Russia’s Global Ports imports more cars from China
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – In April-September 2023 Global Ports handled 27,000 cars at its St. Petersburg terminals. All...
China ports container volume rises 4.8% from January to  August 2023
China ports container volume rises 4.8% from January to  August 2023，Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decrease in September 2023 From January to August of...
China’s SPG wants access to Russian rivers in a deal with Delo Group
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 26, 2023 – China’s SPG (Shandong Port Group) wants to organise multimodal transportation of containers between...
Georgia’s government continues the Anaklia port game
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 24, 2023 – Georgian authorities have selected two applicants for the construction of the long-delayed and...