Koper, Slovenia’s main port is to become a major hub fo the Belt and Road Initiative in North Adriatic sea thanks to good connections to Central Europe.
Koper and the “Belt and Road” initiative
Xi Jinping’s visit to Greece : “the road will soon become a highway”
Greece’s Piraeus port is to become a major hub in the Mediterranean, but more coordination will be required between Greece, Europe and China.
Greece and the new 17+1 format
Greece joins the 16+1 format initiative gathering China and Central Eastern countries, Piraeus to become a major gateway for international trade.
The BRI in Latin America: COSCO investing in Chancay
The Chinese company COSCO, a leader in port terminals management has purchased Chancay terminal (60 percent stake) in the north of Lima.
DP World suing China Merchants: a sign of good health for the BRI?
Emirati group DP World filed a lawsuit against China Merchants Port Holdings in the High Court of Hong Kong.
Xiamen and “Silk Road Maritime”
On December 24, 2018, COSCO, Xiamen Port authorities in Fujian, and Fujian Provincial Communication Transportation Group announced the establishment of Silk Road Maritime.
Spain, Europe and the BRI
Before heading to Buenos Aires for the G20 summit, the Chinese president made a stopover in Madrid for a three-day visit (27-29 November 2018). Xi Jinping met with the royal couple and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
China’s COSCO in Zeebrugge
The Belgian port of Zeebrugge is expected to become a new hub of the Belt and Road initiative. Zeebrugge, the port of Bruges, is the second largest container port in Belgium after Antwerp, and the sixth in the Channel-North Sea region (2016). It is also the leading European port for car transportation.