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.
Russian ports experience coal backlog
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 28, 2023 – The European Union’s ban on Russian coal imports and reduced demand from Turkey, has led to a huge...
QTerminals Antalya handles cargo of 350,000 tonnes in March
Antalya, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – QTerminals Antalya, which has an annual capacity of 4 million tons of general and bulk cargo, broke the...
Sanctions: Turkish imports from Russia via its seaports up +75% in Jan-Apr 23
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – Imports from Russia, which is under Western sanctions, via Turkish ports skyrocketed to over 29 million...
Turkey: Seaport cargo report for April 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published total cargo handling figures for its seaports in January-April 2023....
Turkey’s Safiport to increase solar power usage
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2023 – Safiport has commissioned a solar panel project to supply energy to meet demand. The port is now...
Turkey: Seaports – Total TEU handled – Jan-Apr 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published total container (TEU) handling figures for its seaports in January-April...
Turkey: Seaports – Total cargo handled – Jan-Apr 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published total cargo handling figures for its seaports in January-April 2023....
Reference – Kanal Istanbul
Kanal Istanbul is a proposed artificial sea-level waterway that would connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, bypassing the Bosphorus Strait. The project...
YILPORT orders 23 new terminal tractors from Terberg
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Port operator YILPORT has ordered 23 new terminal tractors from Terberg, a manufacturer of special...
QTerminals extends Antalya Port concession for another 19 years
Antalya, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – QTerminals has signed a 19-year extension to the concession agreement for the operation of Antalya Port...
Turkey’s Port of Filyos starts importing gas from the Black Sea
Filyos, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – The Port of Filyos has started importing natural gas from the Black Sea. Natural gas was first discovered...
FESCO, Solikamskbumprom to jointly develop Turkish market
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group and one of the leaders in the pulp and paper industry in Russia,...
PSA acquires 75% of ALISAN Logistics A.S., Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – Via local subsidiary PSA-BDP TurkeySupply Chain Solutions Pte Ltd, PSA International has acquired 75% of...
Turkey: Seaports – Total TEU handled – Jan-Mar 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published total TEU handling figures for its seaports in January-March 2023. The...
Turkey: Seaports – Total cargo handled – Jan-Mar 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published total cargo handling figures for its seaports in January-March...
Turkey’s Marmura terminal to receive LNG for Bulgaria
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 11, 2023 – The U.S. company Cheniere will deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) the Marmara Ereglisi LNG import...
Unye Port develops Russia-Georgia-Turkey sea connections
Samsun, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – The Black Sea Port of Unye, in Northeast Turkey, is developing a role in developing services with ports in...
Delays at Mersin port affect regional exports
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 23, 2023 – Delays at Mersin port are affecting regional exports said Southeastern Anatolia Cereals, Pulses and...