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.
Russian and Iranian ports discuss cooperation
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2019 – The head of Gilan Ports and Maritime Administration, Iran, Hamidreza Abaei, has met with the...
Greek minister wants to speed up regional port exploitation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 7, 2019 – Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis, has said that the government plans to...
Gibraltar minister presents at China blockchain-silk Road forum
Government of Gibraltar – December 6, 2019 The Gibraltar Minister for Commerce Albert Isola was the keynote speaker at the Hainan Free Trade Zone Global...
Audi vehicles by rail to China from EUROGATE Bremerhaven
EUROGATE – December 5, 2019 Since October, six times a week container block trains have been transporting Audi vehicles from Bremerhaven to China. The...
Ukraine and Azerbaijan discuss Silk Road cooperation
We must work together to develop the Silk Road connection, Vladislav Krykliy – December 5, 2019 Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladislav Krykliy...
Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna to dredge channels to attract new cargo
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 3, 2019 – Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea port of Varna will have its two main access channel’s dredged to a depth...
Turkey hosts Silk Road business summit
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 29, 2019 – Today is the second and last day of the 4th International Silk Road Businessmen Summit in Trabzon,...
Portugal hosts Silk Road conference
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – Last Wednesday, November 13, the 6th Portugal-China Gala was held under the theme ”Belt &...
Georgian entrepreneurs take advantage of China’s largest exhibitions under partnership fund
Partnership Fund – November 5, 2019 Deputy Executive Director of the Partnership Fund Giorgi Khelaia met with the delegation of the Trade Promotion...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) attends Qatar Silk Road event
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) November 13, 2019 – Stefano Corsini, the President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP...
Joint declaration between Greece and China on strengthening integrated & strategic cooperation
The following statement was published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece – November 11, 2019 Upon invitation of the President of Greece,...
Speech by Greek Prime Minister at opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo 2019
Speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo 2019 in Shanghai- Government of Greece –...
Piraeus Port Authority attends China International Import Expo
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has joined again...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale (Trieste) signs cooperation agreement with China Communications Construction Company
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – At the second edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Autorita’ di Sistema...
Italian enterprises attend Qatar Silk Road Exhibition
Doha, Qatar (PortSEurope) November 5, 2019 – The Qatar Silk Road Exhibition & One Belt, One Road Conference is taking place in Doha on November 3-5,...
Serbian delegation visits China
Belgrade, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2019 – The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, will head a national delegation to visit China from...
China shows interest in Baku International Sea Trade Port
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 28, 2019 – Speaking to the local press, the Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Guo Min described Azerbaijan as...