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Silk Road

The new Silk Road (part of the Belt and Road initiative also known as One Belt, One Road, or OBOR) is a Chinese economic strategy to seek better access for Chinese-made products in European markets, which includes acquiring stakes in ports and other transport facilities, and cooperation agreements with countries along the Silk Road routes.

It involves road, rail and ship, but focuses on the last two. Many countries along the route are developing facilities to handle high cargo volumes. This includes ports around the Caspian and Black Seas.

Piraeus is the head of the dragon

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Crisis? In Greece’s largest port of Piraeus, it is not felt. In the first nine months of 2018,...

Lebanon’s Tripoli port becomes central destination for weekly shipments from China

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) December 25, 2018 – Lebanon’s Tripoli port has become a central destination for weekly shipments from China to the...

Haifa container terminal deal with China’s SIPG under review

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) December 23, 2018 – The Israeli government is widely believed to be reviewing the March 2015 deal that gives China’s Shanghai...

Trieste port aims to become gateway for Chinese cargo under the Silk Road initiative

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – Trieste port is interested in taking advantage of business opportunities through the Maritime...

Piraeus Chamber of Commerce hosts New Silk Road event

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – The challenges, the great contribution and the next steps of China’s five-year initiative...

Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars voice confidence in Sino-Greek cooperation in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars voiced confidence in the prospects of Sino-Greek cooperation in...

Adriatic ports need to grasp opportunities of trade with Asia

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2018 – The Adriatic ports need to take advantage of the increased trade with Asia to realise their full...

Lisbon and Beijing to endorse new Silk Road understanding

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Portugal, Cai Run, has confirmed the...

Xi Jinping will visit Portugal December 4-5, 2018

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 2, 2018 – Following a visit to Spain, Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Portugal December 4-5, 2018. During...

Algeciras port can benefit from Chinese president’s visit to Spain

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – The president of China, Xi Jinping, is visiting Spain and a number of agreements have been signed,...

Luka Koper hosts delegation from Chinese port of Ningbo

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – On Thursday, November 22, 2018, Luka Koper hosted a delegation from the Chinese port of Ningbo. For...

Algeciras port signs agreement with China’s Ningbo Zhoushan port

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of...

Cosco Shipping eyes investments in Serbia

Belgrade, Serbia (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 – Cosco Shipping has expressed interest in investing in the construction of intermodal terminals and the...

China ready to invest in new multimodal cargo terminals on the Ukrainian border with the EU

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 12, 2018 – China plans investment in new multimodal freight terminals on Ukrainian territory on the...

Barcelona port signs cooperation memorandum with China’s Ningbo Zhoushan port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – The ports of Barcelona and Ningbo Zhoushan have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange...

Valenciaport exhibits at China International Import Expo, Shanghai

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has...

New Chinese ambassador to Greece visits Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2018 – China’s new ambassador to Greece, Zhang Qiyue, has visited the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and...

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