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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.

Ships crashing into bridges call for new port safety standards

Baltimore, United States (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – The giant container ship crash on March 26 with the column of the bridge at the entrance to...

Damen Marine Components to supply rudder systems for BYD Auto

Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been contracted to supply rudder systems for four Pure Car and...

Chinese port delegation visits Port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – A delegation from the Chinese ports of Yantai and Shandong, accompanied by representatives of Nordex...

Chinese cranes in London Gateway, are they spying tools?

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – DP World has welcomed Europe’s largest quay cranes at its flagship London Gateway logistics hub....

Russia to dredge Northern Sea Route with Chinese help

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – The transportation of the dredging fleet from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal to the Northern Sea...

Delegation from Chinese port of Guangzhou visits the Ports of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – A delegation from the Chinese port of Guangzhou, headed by Director General Sun Xiuqing, has visited the...

Irtysh River as a sanctions-busting route China-Russia

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Under pressure from Russia, Kazakhstan is planning a multimodal transit corridor...

China Railway Rolling Corporation sends delegation to Tunisia

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Last month, the Minister of Transport, Rabie Majidi, received a delegation from China Railway Rolling...

Piraeus port is not part of the European Ports Alliance

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last month, the European Commission announced the formation of the European Ports Alliance. The...

The Middle Corridor to halve China-Europe cargo transit time

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – In the past year, we published more than 100 articles about the development of the Trans-Caspian...

Second block train for 2024 via Middle Corridor in Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – A second block train for the year sent from China’s Xi’an arrived at Baku Port on February 2...

MEPs to warn of Chinese influence over vital European infrastructure

In a new report, MEPs caution of the risks of growing Chinese influence over European critical infrastructure and call for action to reduce vulnerabilities...

Georgian prime minister attends at Davos

Davos, Switzerland (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, attended the World Economic Forum in Davos where...

China block train arrives at Port of Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – The latest block train sent from Xi’an, China, arrived at Baku Port on January 11, 2024. The...

Banned ozone-depleting refrigerant seized in Constanta port

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Coast guard and customs have blocked the import of 4,136 12 kg cylinders of R134a, a banned...

China and India bought 90% of Russian oil in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – China’s share in Russia’s export of oil and petroleum products in 2023 was 50%, while India...

China ports container volume rises 4.9% from Jan-Nov 2023

China port container volume rose 4.9% from January to November 2023, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index had a significant increase in December 2023 –...

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