Silk Road
The new Silk Road (part of the Belt and Road initiative also known as One Belt, One Road, or OBOR) is a Chinese economic strategy to seek better access for Chinese-made products in European markets, which includes acquiring stakes in ports and other transport facilities, and cooperation agreements with countries along the Silk Road routes.
It involves road, rail and ship, but focuses on the last two. Many countries along the route are developing facilities to handle high cargo volumes. This includes ports around the Caspian and Black Seas.
Chinese ambassador visits Setúbal port
Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Cai Run, visited Setúbal port on August 4, and...
Genoa-based port authority president expresses support for China’s Silk Road initiative
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2017 – Countries in northern Europe oppose the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative of China, as they want to prevent...
China investment in Mediterranean ports
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – The Italian financial daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore has published an article looking at Chinese state...
Fransabank organises port of Beirut export to China
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – In July 2016, Fransabank organized a “One Belt & One Road to Beijing” in the Chinese capital where...
Portugal looks for new Silk Road role
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – Following the Portuguese prime minister’s visit to China in 2016, the first memorandum of...
CMA CGM presents new service in Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – At the historic Ca ‘Foscari University Barracks on July 20, the Venice stage of the French shipper...
Chinese navy visits Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 2, 2017 – A Chinese naval fleet has arrived on Sunday at Piraeus port for a four-day friendly visit to Greece. Three...
Investors of maritime projects discuss potential of Kazakhstan’s ports
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – On July 20, a forum took place in Aktau to discuss increasing cargo in Azeri ports. An international...
Chinese delegation considers Constanta port investment
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 – A Chinese delegation led by Liu Yunshan, member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee...
Algeciras port to join Silk Road conference in Ningbo, China
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – Algeciras port will participate in the International Forum on Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation in Ningbo,...
Portuguese prime minister promotes Sines port for the new Silk Road
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – Portuguese prime minister António Costa insisted today on the “leading position” of the port of...
Tunisia seeks to develop as regional trade hub
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – Speaking at the Tunis Forum 2017, Minister of Trade and Industry Zied Ladhari said the country could be not...
Tunisia seeks Silk Road role
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – The strategy for Tunisia’s integration into the new Silk Road is based on a set of factors including...
Mayor promotes “Invest in Venice”
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – The Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has been speaking about the future of the city, on the occasion of...
Venice attends EU-China forum
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – The Port of Venice was the only port invited to participate in the 7“ EU-China Forum entitled ‘EU-China...
Trieste plans to become international free port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – The Italian Adriatic Sea port Trieste is set to become an international free port, according to...
Chinese delegation visits the port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – The Counselor Minister of the commercial economic office of the Chinese embassy in Italy, Xu Xiaofeng, has...
Venice Chamber of Commerce calls for special economic zone
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – The national government has been asked to reconsider its policies for new Special Economic Zones (SEZ) which...
Brindisi pushes for investment and development
Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – The association of Salento port operators (Operatori portuali salentini) has met with both the President...
Cosco Shipping Ports Limited acquisition of interest in Noatum Port Holdings in Spain
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Cosco Shipping Ports Limited has published the following press release regarding its acquisition of Noatum...