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.
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – February 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited,...
Leading cruise companies return to Turkish ports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Following a recent retreat from Turkish ports, international cruise companies are again adding Turkish...
Global Ports provides 2017 ports update
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – As part of it 2017 annual financial report, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has commented on the activities...
YILPORT becomes a member of FEPORT
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 10, 2018 – Turkey’s YILPORT has joined the FEPORT (Federation of European Private Port Companies and...
MSC to launch con-ro service linking Trieste to Izmir
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to launch a new service for the transport of ro-ro, containers...
Noatum acquires Turkish freightforwarder Komet
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – Noatum Group, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited and the main container terminal operator of the...
Yilport reports increased container throughput in 2017
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Yilport Holding Inc has reported a 9.5% year-on-year increase in container throughput for 2017, led...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – January 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...
Turkey starts operating second floating liquefied natural gas unit (FSRU)
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Turkey has started operating its second floating liquefied natural gas unit (FSRU) with 20 million...
EBRD and International Maritime Organization to jointly promote green shipping industry
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime...
Duisport renews Audi contract and looks for alternative export routes
Duisburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The German car manufacturer Audi AG has announced that it has renewed a contract to use...
EBRD to work with Mersin Chamber of Commerce
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – The EBRD and the Mersin Chamber of Commerce are to work together to support and encourage...
Trabzon port list shares on Istanbul Stock Exchange
Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Trabzon Port shares debuted on the Istanbul Stock Exchange on Tuesday this week and increased in 20% in...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – December 2017 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 15, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...
Further details released about Kanal Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Kanal Istanbul is a project ti build a waterway which would operate as an alternative waterway to the...
Trabzonport to trade on stock market this month
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – The initial public offering (IPO) of 30% of the Trabzonport, whose right to operate is held by...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – November 2017 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Ports...
Route picked for Turkey’s $15.5bn Black Sea canal
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2017 – According to a report published in Habertürk, a route has been finalised for a proposed “Canal...
APL enhances India Pakistan-Mediterranean Express Service with new port calls
APL, December 15, 2017 APL today announced the addition of three new port calls to its weekly India Pakistan-Mediterranean Express Service (IPM). The new ports...
World Economic Forum – Global Competitive Index 2017-2018 – Port Infrastructure
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – The World Economic Forum reports that ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects...