Turkey
Turkey is a large country located in southeast Europe and Western Asia. It borders Bulgaria, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Georgia, Syria and Iraq. Its ports play an important role in the economy as it has long coastlines with the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Major ports are owned and operated by Turkish State Railways (TCDD) or the Turkish Maritime Organization (TDİ). Its top ports are Haydarpaşa (Istanbul), Mersin, Izmir, Eregli, Ambarli and Gemlik. The country is developing its role as an intermodal trade hub between Europe and Asia. The Turkish port operators association is TÜRKLİM-Türkiye Liman İşletmecileri Derneği.
Bosphorus (Strait of Istanbul): Cargo traffic 2019-2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 18, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published cargo traffic statistics for the Bosphorus...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – January 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Turkey: Total seaport cargo handling statistics – January 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Ferry and cruise services between Greek and Turkish ports to resume
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) February 10, 2022 – Following the removal of some health restrictions, the Greek government has announced that ferry and...
Trabzon Liman İşletmeciliği seeks concession extension
Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – Trabzon Liman İşletmeciliği A.Ş. has requested that its concession for Trabzon port be extended by...
Turkish ports see slow recovery of cruise ship industry
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – After five months of zero cruise ships visiting Turkish ports, the industry started a slow recovery in...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Port of Taşucu transfers to CEY Group joint venture
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 28, 2022 – Following a government tender, Ceynak Lojistik ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Ceyport Terminal Lojistik ve...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Overseas terminals container throughput 2021
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published TEU throughput for 2021, with its overseas terminals which...
Rubis Terminal Infra SAS sells Turkish asset Rubis Terminal Petrol to Transpet
Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – France’s Rubis Terminal Infra SAS has completed the sale of Turkish asset Rubis Terminal...
Global Ports Holding publishes cruise port passenger numbers for 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published 2021 passenger numbers for the cruise ports of Ege (Turkey),...
Alonso Logistics Turkey opens new office in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Alonso Forwarding, part of the Alonso Group, has opened a branch in Istanbul. Alonso considers...
Turkey records all-time high exports
“Despite the pandemic, Turkey’s exports reached all-time highs in 11 of the last 12 months and yearly exports reached USD 225.4 billion in 2021 up 32.4...
Türkiye Wealth Fund establishes a technology fund to bolster the sector
Türkiye’s resilient economy, entrepreneurial business culture, along with young and tech savvy population have been attracting significant investments...
Analysis laboratory to be established at Samsun Port, Turkey
Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – Samsun Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, İbrahim Sağlam, has said that 10 analysis...
Bulgaria pushes for a Ro-Ro line with Turkey between the ports of Burgas and Karasu
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 9, 2022 – Bulgaria keeps pushing for the establishment of a Ro-Ro line between the country’s second largest Black...
Turkish ports see 5% cargo growth last year
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The Turkish port sector, which handled over 51 million tons in 2021, will exceed the global average...