Cosco/Zippel: Deal Would Give China Control of Rail Corridors Vital to Defense Mobility Infrastructure of Germany and NATO

Chinese state-owned Cosco Shipping Holdings’ (HKE: 1919) bid for majority control of Hamburg rail freight company Konrad Zippel, Germany’s oldest freight forwarding company, is raising alarms over inroads Beijing is making into Europe’s shipping and defense infrastructure

Published on Jun 18, 2026

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