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Shanghai International Port Group

Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) is the exclusive operator of all the public terminals in the Port of Shanghai. In 2015, SIPG won the bid for the concession to operate the port of Haifa’s new Bay Terminal in Israel for 25 years starting in 2021.

No financing for El-Hamdania port, Algeria

Cherchell, Algeria (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – Cash-strapped Algeria is desperately seeking financing for its overambitious El-Hamdania project, 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....

Israel has sold Haifa Port to joint venture of Adani Ports and Gadot

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) July 15, 2022 – Israel has sold Haifa Port to a joint venture of India’s Adani Ports and Gadot group. The value is...

Zim’s ADX service to use Chinese-managed Haifa Bayport

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – Following a successful trial, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has signed a contract with SIPG (Shanghai...

New Chinese-operated Haifa Bay Port starts operations

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) September 2, 2021 – China’s state-owned Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) won the tender in 2015 to operate the new...

Israel’s Haifa port privatisation expected to attract four bidders – DP World seen as leading the front runner consortium

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) August 10, 2021 – A joint venture between Dubai’s DP World and Israel Shipyards Industries looks like the front runners in the...

Haifa’s new Bay Port trials ship handling

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) July 16, 2021 – The container ship MSC Marylena in currently docked in the new Bay Port as part of trials for the...

Analysis – Germany enters the fray for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut; What about France, China, Turkey, the USA, Russia, the UAE & Kuwait?

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Germany is reportedly prepared to submit a proposal for the reconstruction of the port of Beirut, which was...

Algeria’s El Hamdania deep-water port construction start

Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The construction of the Algeria’s new commercial port of El Hamdania (between the cities of Cherchell in...

Construction of Algeria’s new El Hamdania mega port is expected to start in May

Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – The construction of the Algerian new commercial seaport of El Hamdania (near the town of Cherchell, in the...

Analysis – Could DP World and Maersk prevent China from taking over all Haifa Bay ports?

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – At the end of October, Israel Shipyards Industries together with Dubai-based DP World submitted a...

Turkish and UAE companies interested in Haifa port

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) October 25, 2020 – Reports from Bloomberg and local source suggest that Turkish and UAE companies may be interesting in...

DP World and Israel Shipyards sign cooperation agreement

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) September 16, 2020 – The UAE’s DP World and Israel Shipyards’ DoverTower subsidiary have signed an agreement to...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Israel, China on the agenda?

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make a brief visit to Israel tomorrow to meet with Prime Minister...

GSBN Shareholders Pilot Innovative Cargo Release Application in Shanghai

HONG KONG — April 7, 2020 — CargoSmart Limited, a leading shipment management technology solutions provider, announced that it conducted a pilot project...

Analysis – Israel to privatise Haifa Port, China invests, Washington concerned

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 18, 2020 – In 2015, the Israeli government decided to sell off state-owned assets in order to raise funds to reduce debt,...

Sines port seeks Vasco da Gama Terminal investment

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – In addition to recent announcement of the €547 million ($616.13 million) investment by PSA Sines in its...

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