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.
EU-China Summit: moving forward with our global partnership
Brussels, Belgium, June 2, 2017 The 19th Summit between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China held today in Brussels has brought a number...
Chinese delegation visits Sines port
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Sines port received a delegation of government officials of the Chinese province of Ningbo, where the fourth...
China considers Albanian transport investment
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Albanian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Sokol Dervishaj attended the recent Belt and Road forum...
Chinese investors show interest in Ligurian ports
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – Italian transport minister Graziano Delrio said Chinese investors have expressed serious interest in the ports of...
EIB confirms support for Belt and Road initiative
Luxembourg (PortSEurope) May 21, 2017 – Europe’s long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB), has formally agreed to support...
China eyes heavy investment in Egypt’s Suez Canal
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 21, 2017 – Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil has said that China is looking at heavily...
China looks at Trieste port investment
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 21, 2017 – Following a visit to China, Italy’s Premier Paolo Gentiloni said that Chinese investors were...
Italian ports are strategic for China’s One Belt One Road initiative – PM
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – China puts in place a multi-billion dollar investment plan for the New Silk Road, the largest infrastructure,...
Greece praises local Chinese investment
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – This week, China will open the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, May 14-15, and in Athens...
Event – Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation – May 14-15, Beijing
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – China’s Belt and Road Forum is being billed as one of the biggest diplomatic events of 2017, and is based...
Greek president praises forthcoming Belt and Road Forum
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 7, 2017 – The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation takes place in Beijing on May 14-15 and Greek...
Nantes port accompanies the Pays de la Loire Regional Authority to China
Nantes, France (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – On April 9, a Pays de la Loire Regional Authority delegation left for a visit to China, including Hong Kong,...
Visit of Liu Qibao to Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 29, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has received a visit by Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of...
China’s CRCC representatives visit Lisbon port
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Lisbon port has received a delegation of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) and its subsidiaries...
Piraeus port welcomes first Chinese cruise visitors
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Leading managers of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (OLP), owned by China’s Cosco, have welcomed the...
Chinese ambassador visits Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2017 – Valencia port has received a visit of the Chinese ambassador to Spain, Lyu Fan. The meeting, which was also...
Silk Road International mulls over Valencia headquarters
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2017 – Valencia port was visited by representatives of Silk Road International (SICO), one of the most important...