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.
Turkey: Ports – Q1 2020 – total handling by port
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 3, 2020 – Turkey Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Denizcilik İstatistikleri) has reported total port...
Akdeniz port – Reduced traffic volumes and up for sale
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 3, 2020 – The 2019 annual report of Global Ports Holding (GPH) reports traffic volumes down and a potential buyer in...
Mersin International Port introduces electronic documentation
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP) has announced that agencies can transmit their cargo...
Analysis – Who will benefit from Kanal Istanbul project?
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 29, 2020 – Companies with close ties to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing in Turkey Justice and...
Maersk offers weekly rail service from China to Turkey
Copenhagen, April 29, 2020 Maersk has launched its first rail service from Xi’an, China to Izmit, Turkey. This new route, which is part of Maersk...
Turkey: Maritime increases share of trade during Covid-19 crisis
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 27, 2020 – In the month of March, the Turkish Ministry of Commerce has reported that the share of exports by sea,...
Mersin International Port reports 2019 operational & financial results
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 27, 2020 – Mersin International Port, part of the international PSA group, has reported its 2019 operational &...
Turkey: Minister Karaismailoğlu – The freight train is on its way to sister countries
News – Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure – April 18, 2020 Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu stated that foreign...
Measures taken for Turkish marine sector to combat the corona virus outbreak
Maritime General Directorate – Measures Taken for the Marine Sector in the Scope of Combating the Corona Virus (Covid-19) Outbreak – April 21, 2020...
Turkish company Onur to finish €406.2 million bridge over Dnepr river in Zaporozhye, Ukraine
Zaporozhye, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – Turkish company Onur Taahhut Tasimacilik Insaat Ticaret Ve Sanayi will finish the construction of a...
Port of Filyos construction continues
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2020 – Despite the Covid-19 coruna virus pandemic, the construction project at the port of Filyos continues and...
Galataport Istanbul suspends construction activities
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2020 – Local sources have reported that construction work the that Galataport Istanbul has, been suspended....
Port sustainability vital for Turkey – TÜRKLİM
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2020 – The chairman of TÜRKLİM (Port Operators Association of Turkey), Hakan Genç, has commented on the...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd records near 5% fall in container traffic in March
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for March 2020, which records total...
Global Ports Holding Plc – Full Year Results 2019
Press Release – Global Ports Holding Plc – Full Year Results 2019 – April 13, 2020 2019 Financial Results Overview Group – Strong...
YILPORT adopts Navis Smart Compass systems
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 16, 2020 – After a successful pilot programme last May, YILPORT Holding has implemented Navis Smart Compass at five...
Turkey ratifies Lapis Lazuli transport corridor route
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – The Resmi Gazete, the national and only official journal of the country that publishes the new...
Sea Lines starts Constanta-Karasu Ro-Ro service
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 13, 2020 – Earlier this month, the ‘Sea Partner’ ship arrived in the port of Constanta, marking the...
YILPORT Holding Briefing Regarding COVID-19
News – YILPORT Holding Briefing Regarding COVID-19 – April 1, 2020 YILPORT Holding wants to assure you that we are actively following the COVID-19...
Mersin International Port – update – 23.03.2020
News Update – Mersin International Port (MIP) – March 23, 2020 We would like to inform you that the services provided by MIP, part of PSA...