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Iskenderun

İskenderun is a port-city and district in Hatay Province on the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is a multi-purpose port and operated by state-owned TCDD.

Turkey: Seaports cargo report – September 2023

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cargo figures for September 2023. Turkey: Seaports cargo report...

CMA CGM starts new seasonal weekly service Turkey Libya Express

Iskenderun, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 16, 2023 – CMA CGM is to start its new seasonal weekly service Turkey Libya Express (TLX) connecting Asia with...

Iskenderun port to restart commercial operations in April

Iskenderun, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – The Port of Iskenderun is expected to restart commercial operations after April 8. This was reported by...

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...

Fire at Port of Iskenderun extinquished

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – The fire at the Turkish port of Iskenderun port has been extinguished and maritime operations have...

Port of Iskenderun fire extinquished

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 9, 2023 – A huge fire at the Port of Iskenderun has been extinguished, the defence ministry reported. The fire,...

Earthquake forces closure of Turkey’s Iskenderun port

Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – Yesterday’s devastating earthquakes in Turkey have forced the closure of the port of...

Turkish seaports – Total cargo handled by port – January-October 2022

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – In the first 10 months of 2022, Turkish seaports handled 454.76 million tons of cargo. The top five...

Iskenderun port on new CMA CGM block train service

Iskenderun, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – Iskenderun port is part of a new CMA CGM block train service linking Gaziantep to international...

Ranking: Top 5 Turkish container ports – January-September 2022

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – In January-September 2022, Turkish seaports handled a total of 9.35 million containers (TEU). This is a...

Ekmar Port project receives positive environmental report

Iskenderun, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 23, 2022 – The Ekmar Port Rehabilitation Project has received a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)...

Ranking: Ambarlı is top Turkish container port in January-July 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 17, 2022 – Ambarlı is the top Turkish container port in January-July 2022 with 1.72 million TEU, according to...

Ranking: Kocaeli is top Turkish cargo port in January-July 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 17, 2022 – Kocaeli was top Turkish cargo port in January-July 2022. In the same period, Turkish ports handled a...

Ranking: Kocaeli is top Turkish cargo port in first half of 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – In the first half of 2022, Kocaeli was ranked as the top Turkish port by cargo handled. In January-June...

Ranking: Ambarlı is top Turkish container port in first half 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 8, 2022 – Ambarlı is the top Turkish container port in first half 2022 with 1.47 million TEU, according to official...

Ranking: Kocaeli the top Turkish cargo port in Jan-May 2022

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published statistics for total cargo handled by Turkish...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports by harbour masters, January-March 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...

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