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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.

Conftrasporto-Confcommercio Forum comments on the increased Chinese presence in Europe

Como, Italy (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – The 3rd Conftrasporto International Forum, organized in cooperation with The European House –...

Greek minister supports new Silk Road at Asia-China summit

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Speaking at the the EU-Eurasia-China Business Summit, Greek Minister of Digital Economy,...

Official visit of the members of Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce to PPA SA

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Members of Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce delegation, headed by the Chairman Lu Jianzhong,...

La Spezia Container Terminal delegation to visit Asian cargo hubs

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Following its award “Best Container Terminal – Europe” at the 2017 Asian Freight, Logistics...

China’s Silk Road initiative offers great opportunities to Italian ports 

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Italy has a great opportunity to take advantage of China’s New Silk Road initiative, as China...

Event: The Silk Road Summit – Constanta port, October 4-6, 2017.

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 29, 2017 – The Silk Road Summit is an event organized by the National Company of Maritime Ports...

Greece-China, meeting of the 12th Interministerial Committee in Athens

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 20, 2017 – Greece and China discussed strengthening trade and investment exchanges during the 12th...

Chinese companies Anhui, Zhongzhi representatives visit Vigo port

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – Representatives of Chinese companies Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group and Zhongzhi New Energy Vehicle have...

Valencia, Tianjin ports to facilitate trade relations between both hinterlands

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 19, 2017 – Valencia port and the Chinese harbour of Tianjin have set the basis for the signing of an agreement to...

MoU signed at Xi’an Silk Road Business Summit

Beijing, China (Ports Europe) September 17 – On 8-9 September 2017 Xi’an Silk Road Business Summit and Silk Road Cultural Week was held in...

Constanta port to host Silk Road forum

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – The Silk Road Summit has been organized event by Compania Naţională Administraţia Porturilor...

Trieste port president calls on Europe to participate actively in China’s OBOR project

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2017 – Europe needs to have an active role in China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, the president of...

What China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” means for the Western Balkans

Brussels, Belgium, September 11, 2017 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has commissioned an independent report on the...

AMNA organises “New Silk Road” forum

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – Representatives of 25 national news agencies from China, the Balkans, Central and Southern...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras praises Sino-Greek cooperation

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has attended the opening of China’s pavilion at...

Valencia port prepares trade mission to China

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has started preparing a commercial mission...

Baku International Sea Trade Port attends Silk Road conference

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – China has hosted an international conference dedicated to the Chinese transcontinental project...

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