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.
UN Ro-Ro launches Patras-Pendik ports service
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – UN Ro-Ro, the shipping company, is to start a service between Pendik port, Istanbul, and Patras port in...
Samsun port increases traffic performance in 2017
Samsun, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Samsun Port President Ünal has said that the amount of cargo handled at the city ports rose to 12.2 million...
Turkish ports introduce the Port Single Window System
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The Port Single Window System was put into service nationwide yesterday, said Transportation, Maritime and...
Turkish associations offer port training to school leavers
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – Turkey Port Management Association (TÜRKLİM) and Kocaeli Chamber of Industry (KSO) have signed an...
Turkish Ministry supports Petkim plan to expand Aliağa port
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş. has been given the support of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization,...
Turkey’s General Directorate of Commerce reports cruise passenger numbers for Jan-May 2018
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – According to the General Directorate of Commerce data, in January-May 2018 Turkey’s seven harbours...
PSA International-owned Mersin International Port plans expansion
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Mersin International Port (MIP) is set to expand the area of the port by 176,335 m², to be constructed...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – May 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited,...
New cruise line between Burgas and Istanbul
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 31, 2018 – Port of Burgas is advancing a project for a new cruise line between Burgas and Turkish port city of Istanbul,...
EBRD invests in D Marinas B.V. marina business in Eastern Mediterranean
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 301, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing €70 million for a stake of...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – April 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has...
Global Ports Holding reports increased passenger traffic in Q1 2018 for its cruise ports
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – The three Turkish cruise ports operated by Global Ports Holding (GPH) saw tourist numbers for Q1 2018...
Anaklia Deep Sea Port becomes associate member of Trans Caspian International Transit Route
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port has become an associate member of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route,...
Trieste port to develop cooperation with China’s Zhuzhou
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Zhuzhou, a metropolis of about 4 million inhabitants located in southern China, and the Italian Friuli Venezia...
Kanal Istanbul – post-election priority for Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the first initiative of his government after winning...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – March 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited,...
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports container throughput for March 2018
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported container throughput statistics for March 2018. Total...
DFDS acquires Turkish shipping company U.N. Ro-Ro
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – Danish shipping and logistics group DFDS has acquired Turkey’s U.N. Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş., an...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
COSCO Ports Shipping Limited – 2017 throughput of European container terminals
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – As part of its 2017 financial results, COSCO Ports Shipping Limited has reported 2017 container...