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.
Turkish associations offer port training to school leavers
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – Turkey Port Management Association (TÜRKLİM) and Kocaeli Chamber of Industry (KSO) have signed an...
Turkey’s General Directorate of Commerce reports cruise passenger numbers for Jan-May 2018
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – According to the General Directorate of Commerce data, in January-May 2018 Turkey’s seven harbours...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – May 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited,...
DFDS completes acquisition of Turkey’s UN Ro-Ro
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 9, 2018 – Danish company DFDS has completed the acquisition of the Turkish shipping company UN Ro-Ro, obtaining the...
New cruise line between Burgas and Istanbul
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 31, 2018 – Port of Burgas is advancing a project for a new cruise line between Burgas and Turkish port city of Istanbul,...
Kanal Istanbul – post-election priority for Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the first initiative of his government after winning...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – March 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited,...
DFDS acquires Turkish shipping company U.N. Ro-Ro
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – Danish shipping and logistics group DFDS has acquired Turkey’s U.N. Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş., an...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
COSCO Ports Shipping Limited – 2017 throughput of European container terminals
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – As part of its 2017 financial results, COSCO Ports Shipping Limited has reported 2017 container...
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,...
U.N. Ro-Ro extends Trieste port contract
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Turkey’s U.N. Ro-Ro has signed a contract to extend its use of Trieste port until 2041, providing...
Turkish company Arkas Line attracts new business to Terminal Container Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2018 – Arkas Container Transport S.A., the Turkish container shipping company, is to start offering weekly...
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...
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...
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...
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...