Table 2 Main Chinese investments or acquisition of a shareholding in Mediterranean ports
From: The implications of Chinese investments on Mediterranean trade and maritime hubs
Port | Country | Chinese investor | Terms of the transaction |
|---|---|---|---|
Port said | Egypt | COSCO Shipping Lines (Egypt) | Bought a 20% stake in the Suez Canal Container Terminal (2005) |
Port of Haifa | Israel | Shanghai International Port Group Co. Ltd. | 25-Year concession signed in 2015, and beginning in 2021 |
Kumport, Istanbul | Turkey | Joint venture between COSCO Shipping Ports, China Merchants Port Holdings and CIC capital | 65% stake acquired in 2015 |
Vado Ligure | Italy | COSCO Shipping/ China Overseas Ports Holding Company | Acquired in October 2016 a 40% stake in Vado Holding |
Port of Piraeus | Greece | China Ocean Shipping Group Company (COSCO) | 67% stake acquired in 2016 for 400 million euros |
NCTV container terminal in the port of Valencia | Spain | COSCO shipping | Stake of 51% acquired in 2017 |