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.
First freight train on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway departs Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – On October 30, the inauguration ceremony of the Baku–Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway was held at...
COSCO Shipping Ports announces Q3 2017 traffic results – European operations
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) October 28, 2017 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, a leading global ports operator, has announced third quarter results of...
Turkey set to receive world’s largest FRSU
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – The MOL FSRU Challenger vessel is scheduled to arrive in Turkey this month from South Korea. The...
Kumport’s new warehouse investment will help exporters
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – A new investment by Kumport will provide warehousing for exporters to use before actually exporting any...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – September 2017 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 19, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has...
Turkey closes ports to vessels from Crimea
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – The Turkish government is to prohibit its ports from taking ships arriving from Crimea and its ports....
Syria announces Russian port service
Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade has announced the launch of the regular shipping line...
Commission clears acquisition of Mersin International Port by IFM and PSA
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Mersin...
Second phase of Petlim container terminal launched
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 22, 2107 – The stage 2 of Petlim container terminal was launched on September 19. The completed container terminal...
Filyos Industrial Zone in Western Black Sea to attract $2 billion investment
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – The groundbreaking ceremony for Filyos Port, which is going to be third largest port in Turkey, took...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – August 2017 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has...
Conductix-Wampfler to supply equipment to Turkish ports
Gemport, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Conductix-Wampfler is to equip the Gemport and Nemport container ports in Turkey with the Trenchguard...
Cosco Shipping reports 2017 Interim Results (Overseas terminals)
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has reported its 2017 interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017. The...
China Merchants Port Holdings reports improved Kumport performance
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited has announced the interim results of the company and...
EBRD lends funds for Izmir ferry project
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – The Izmir Metropolitan signed a €33 million loan ($39.79 million) from the European Bank for...
Rail Cargo Austria to launch intermodal service to Iran, via Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group, together with the Turkish shipping company U.N. Ro-Ro İşletmeleri...
Milaha launches Qatar-Turkey reefer service
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Qatar Navigation (Milaha), a maritime and logistics conglomerate based in Qatar, has started the first...