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COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd

COSCO Shipping Ports Limited is a leading global ports operator with a terminals portfolio covering the five main port regions in Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Europe and the Mediterranean. Its Mediterranean terminal operations are located in Bilbao and Valencia (both Spain), Vado Ligure (Italy), Kumport (Turkey), Suez Canal (Egypt) and Piraeus (Greece).

Cosco to start Bilbao-Mexico service

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 – Cosco Shipping Lines, whose agent is Vasco Shipping Services, will start operating a new weekly service...

Cosco reports February 2017 container terminal statistics

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced February 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea...

Ocean Alliance maiden voyage to Adriatic: new routing from April

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – With effect from the first week of April (departures from Far East), the Ocean Alliance service to the...

Cosco presents investment plan, looks for government support

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The new Cosco-led management of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (OLP) has requested increased support...

Global shipping alliances choose Salerno as container hub for southern Italy

Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – Salerno port continues to grow and becomes a crossroads for container traffic. The harbour was chosen as a...

COSCO to improve services at Algeciras port

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – COSCO Shipping Lines, the company that resulted from the merger of COSCO Container Lines and China...

Cosco reports January 2017 container terminal statistics

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced January 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea...

Cosco says Valencia port has crucial role for activities in Spain

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Valencia is a key port for the strategy of COSCO Shipping Lines in Spain, the managing director of the...

Cosco continues to develop Piraeus operations

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2017 – Cosco, the Chinese shipping group which operates Piraeus port, is adding to the port’s capacity...

Cosco presence in Greece yet to be exploited

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2017 – At Naftemporiki’s 3rd annual shipping conference last week, Tassos Vamvakidis, the commercial...

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