Top News
The key news from Ports Europe covering business and geopolitical issues. Some of these articles appear in the email newsletter published every Wednesday. This will include any new Analysis articles.
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) attends Qatar Silk Road event
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) November 13, 2019 – Stefano Corsini, the President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP...
Joint declaration between Greece and China on strengthening integrated & strategic cooperation
The following statement was published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece – November 11, 2019 Upon invitation of the President of Greece,...
Koper port provides investment update
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) November 12, 2019 – Operator of the port, Luka Koper d.d., has started implemented investments with the target of...
European Investment Bank to provide finance to Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 12, 2019 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide €140 million to support expansion and...
Visit of Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President of China Xi Jinping to COSCO’s premises in Piraeus
Government of Greece – November 11, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President of China Xi Jinping, accompanied by their spouses Mareva...
Sumitomo invests in Tanger Med to promote special economic zones
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) November 11, 2019 – Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has signed a business development agreement with Tanger Med...
Cosco division acquires 60% of the share capital of Piraeus-based PEARL
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 11, 2019 – Ocean Rail Logistics, part of the COSCO Shipping group, has acquires 60% of the share capital of...
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas reports of prime minister’s visit to China
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas made the following speech to parliament regarding the visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to China this week...
US Chargé d’Affaires US Embassy in Ukraine William B. Taylor visits Mariupol Port
 Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) – October 30, 2019 Infrastructure Minister Vladislav Creakle met with the Charge d’ Affairs of the USA...
Athens-Shanghai direct airline agreement discussed to increase tourism
Shanghai, Greece (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – As part of the efforts of the Greek delegation in Shanghai to promote business between the two...
Barcelona port presents services as Mediterranean hub to Sino International Freight Forwarders Conference
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) November 7, 2019 – A delegation of the port of Barcelona comprising commercial manager, Luis Paris; manager Carlos...
Piraeus Port Authority attends China International Import Expo
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has joined again...
Conti Group reported to be exiting Anaklia port project
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 5, 2019 – The U.S.-based Conti Group International, a construction and development company, has announced that...
Fedespedi publishes 2018 container terminal report
Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – Fedespedi, the National Federation of International Shipping Companies, has published “Container...
Italian enterprises attend Qatar Silk Road Exhibition
Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – The Qatar Silk Road Exhibition & One Belt, One Road Conference is taking place in Doha on November 3-5,...
Ukraine and Iran ministers look to transport cooperation
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – On November 1, 2019, Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Kricliy met with Ambassador Extraordinary and...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits COSCO headquarters in Shanghai
Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warmly welcomed the President, executives and employees of COSCO’s...
Speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Greek-Chinese Business Forum in Shanghai
Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 “There has never been a better time to write a new chapter in Greece’s relations with China.”...
Greek Prime Minister promotes country at China International Import Expo
Shanghai, China (PortSEurope) November 4, 2019 – The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Shanghai attending the second China International...
President of Algeciras port calls for La Algeciras-Bobadilla bottleneck solution
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la BahÃa de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of...