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.
FELB and Sinotrans operate first Shenyang-Enns container train
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) April 7, 2020 – FELB and Sinotrans have operated the first train from Shenyang, southern China, to Enns in Austria. The...
MSC presents new flexible cargo service to meet Asian demand
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s new “Suspension of Transit” (SOT) programme is a flexible cargo service that will help to fulfil the imminent...
COSCO Shipping Ports reports full year results for 2019
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 31, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced full year results of the company and its subsidiaries for the...
CMPort 2019 net profit up 15.4% to HK$8,362 million
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort) has reported financial results for 2019, and the...
China sends medical support to Greece
News – Greek Parliament – March 21, 2020 Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis has participated in a ceremony held at El. Venizelos...
Chinese company donates 10,000 protective masks to Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 23, 2020 – China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has donated 10,000 protective masks to the port of...
Analysis – Strategic and overambitious Iranian move in Russian Caspian, financed by China, or much ado about nothing
Lagan, Russia (Ports Europe) March 23 – A group of Iranian companies, financed by China, wants to invest in the development of the small southern Russian...
AzerTelecom looks to regional fibre optic development
AzerTelecom, a leading internet service provider that connects Azerbaijan to the international internet network, has the potential to build a digital economy...
Analysis – Is Alexandroupolis port the new trump card in the Trump administration’s Mediterranean Great Game?
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2020 – On March 7, 2020, U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and Deputy Assistant Secretary at U.S....
Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grew by 1.55% in 2019
The value of trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries grew 1.55% year-on-year in 2019 to $149.639 billion, according to official Chinese...
Three Seas Initiative fund announces €5 billion investment in transport, energy and digital infrastructure
Riga, Latvia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2020 – At a conference organized in Rīga on February 27, the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund...
International North–South Transport Corridor attracts further regional interest
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Both Iran and Pakistan have shown interest in becoming linked to the International North–South...
Analysis – The Port of Mariupol: A Chinese piece in Ukrainian-Russian Azov Sea puzzle
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – It is widely expected that China will invest in Ukrainian Port of Mariupol as part of its Silk Road...
Georgia was invited to host Chinese Gatsu International Investment Forum
Georgia Partnership Fund – January 23, 2020 At the meeting the sides discussed the deepening of trade-economic relations. The Executive Director of...
Sino-Hellenic Investors’ Confederation is launched in Greece
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 26, 2020 – An official event in Athens has launched the Sino-Hellenic Investors’ Confederation, an...
Chinese interested in ports of Catania and Augusta in Sicily
Catania, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2020 – The local FocuSicilia has reported that a delegation of Chinese investors has visited has visited the...
Egypt shows commitment to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – In a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said...