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.
Spain to boost cooperation with China under Belt & Road Initiative
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – At the “Business Opportunities for Spanish Companies under the Belt and Road Initiative”...
Valencia port aims to become Mediterranean hub for China’s New Silk Road project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – Valencia port brings together all the assets and conditions to be a strategic hub of the Mediterranean part of...
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 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...
Speech by Jyrki Katainen, Vice President European Commission, at the Leaders’ Roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum
Brussels, 15 May 2017 [Mr. President, your Excellencies.] On behalf of the European Union it is a pleasure to be here in Beijing at the Belt and Road Forum,...
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...
Piraeus port aims to become biggest container shipper in the Mediterranean
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Anastasios Vamvakidis, the commercial manager of the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT), has said that...
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...
Greek PM in Beijing in May for silk road event
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 7, 2017 – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit China for the Belt and Road forum May 14-15 to discuss...