Antwerp Port Authority’s CEO has claimed that stronger cooperation between Antwerp and Rotterdam is necessary to retain competitiveness over southern European ports, which are receiving Chinese investment.
According to Eddy Bruyninckx, cooperation is necessary because future growth possibilities in central Europe are endangered by Chinese investments in southern European ports, Dutch newspaper Dutch Financial Daily reported.
Bruyninckx’s call comes within a month of news that Chinese state terminal operator Cosco Pacific, which previously signed a 35-year lease contract for the container terminal at the Greek Port of Piraeus, is now the sole bidder for a 51% stake in the port authority.
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