COSCO faces backlash as it moves to tighten grip on Greek port

Chinese conglomerate has made Piraeus the Mediterranean's busiest sea freight hub

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at COSCO’s freight terminal in Piraeus in November 2019. © Reuters

JENS KASTNER and GIANNIS SEFERIADIS, Contributing writers

HAMBURG, Germany/ATHENS -- Global conglomerate China COSCO Shipping is gearing up for a fight as it seeks to tighten its grip over the Greek port of Piraeus, the once-sleepy harbor that it has turned into the Mediterranean's busiest hub for sea freight.

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