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Istanbul

Istanbul is a port-city in Northwestern Turkey located on both sides of the Bosporus Strait. It is the country’s largest city. The city and its surrounds are home to a number of ports, including Haydarpaşa and Galataport. The ports host a full range of cargo services and cruise ship facilities. It also hosts the Bosphorus Strait, the only waterway which links the Black and Mediterranean Seas.

Yilport wins Port Operator Award at Lloyd’s List Global Awards

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Yilport Holding, a subsidiary of Turkey’s Yildirim Group of Companies, the first ever Turkish...

Kumport looks to develop as leading transfer hub

Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Kumport Limani (Kumport)  CEO Özgür Soy has stated that the port is growing together with its...

AdSP Bari, Interporto Bologna and GTS attend Logitrans event in Istanbul

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – A joint delegation from Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP –...

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – October 2018 container terminal statistics

Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping...

Marseille port to attend Logitrans Turkey

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 8, 2018 – Via Marseille Fos will be attending and exhibiting at Logitrans Turkey in Istanbul from November...

Arkas Bunkering and Sumitomo Corporation agree to use LNG fuel in Turkish seas

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Arkas Bunkering and Trading S.A. has signed an agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to...

Turkey to launch tender for shipping channel construction in Istanbul this year

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 17, 2018 – A tender for the construction of a shipping channel in Istanbul will be held this year, the Minister of...

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – August 2018 container terminal statistics

Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...

Kumport increases Ro-Ro services

Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş is expanding its target in Ro-Ro...

Global Ports Holding – Interim results for six months to 30 June 2018 – Ege Port (Turkey)

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 –  On August 17, 2018, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH), one of the leading cruise port...

Global Ports Holding – Interim results for six months to 30 June 2018 – Port Akdeniz

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 –  On August 17, 2018, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH), one of the leading port operators...

Global Ports Holdings – Legal proceedings in relation to Ortadoğu Antalya, Ege Liman and Bodrum Liman’s applications for extension of concession rights

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 On August 17, 2018, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding, one of the leading cruise port operators in the...

COSCO interim results 2018 – Piraeus, Kumport, Noatum, Vado terminals information

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced results for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Key...

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – July 2018 container terminal statistics

Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 16, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited,...

Belarus, Turkey discuss creation of cargo traffic corridor along Dnieper 

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 10, 2018 – Belarus and Turkey are discussing the creation of a cargo traffic corridor along the Dnieper River,...

Global Ports Holding downgraded by Moody’s

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Moody’s has downgraded to B2 from B1 the corporate family rating and to B2-PD from B1-PD the...

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...

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