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.
Sanctions: New port and logistics hub in Samara region
Samara, Russia (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – A new port and logistics hub will be built in Russia’s Samara region, following a positive opinion for the...
China wants Central Asia & Russia served it on a silver platter
Xian, China (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – In the past decade, China has dreamed about having at its disposal the transport and market potential of Central...
COSCO to acquire 24.9% stake in Hamburg Container Terminal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 11, 2023 – The German government has approved for China’s state-owned COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd to acquire a...
Port of Piraeus hosts Chinese promotional event
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus has hosted a Chinese promotional event organised by Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone...
Chinese ambassador visits Port of Sines, Portugal
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Chinese ambassador to Portugal, Zhao Bentang, accompanied by Xia Xiaoling, economic and commercial...
China ports container volume rises 3.5% from January to March of 2023
China ports container volume rises 3.5% from January to March of 2023，Ningbo Containerized Freight Index increase in April 2023 From January to March of...
First refrigerated container train on from Moscow to Xi’an
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – RZD Logistics sent the first refrigerated container train on from Moscow to Xi’an (China)....
Baku International Sea Trade Port signs agreement with Qingdao Port
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – Baku International Sea Trade Port JSC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qingdao Port,...
RusCon signs logistics deals with China’s SWIFT, South Korea’s UNICO
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – Multimodal transport operator RusCon, part of Delo Group, has signed agreements with China’s transport...
Azerbaijan and China sign logistics agreement
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 17, 2023 – Azerbaijan and China have signed a logistics agreement aimed at improving transport across Azerbaijan....
China’s CMPort container throughput up slightly in 2022
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 17, 2023 – China’s CMPort container throughput up slightly in 2022. Highlights: A full press release can be...
Shanghai ACE Investment & Development looks at Batumi port trade
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – Director General Batumi Seaport LLC, Ulan Tleugali, and Chairman of the Board of Shanghai ACE Investment...
COSCO stake in Hamburg terminal remains undecided
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – The German government remains undecided about any future equity stake of China’s COSCO Shipping...
ICS Chairman Grimaldi meets with CSA and Chinese officials
News Release – Grimaldi Group – April 12, 2023 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Chairman Emanuele Grimaldi met with Mr Feng Bo, the...
AIIA: China’s overseas ports acquisition program
Canberra, Australia (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – In recent years, increasing Chinese investments in foreign ports have attracted media attention....
China is still on the fence about the Middle Corridor bypassing Russia
Prague, Czech Republic (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – Despite the oft-touted momentum behind the Eurasian Middle Corridor circumventing Russia, China...
WSJ: U.S. helped prevent China build container terminal in Rijeka
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) April 4, 2023 – Three years ago, Chinese state-owned companies Ningbo Zhoushan Port (70% in the consortium), Tianjin Port...