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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.

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – November 2017 container terminal statistics

Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Ports...

Route picked for Turkey’s $15.5bn Black Sea canal

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2017 – According to a report published in Habertürk, a route has been finalised for a proposed “Canal...

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – October 2017 container terminal statistics

Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has...

Ekol commission Yalova Ro-Ro Terminal

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – In October 2017, Ekol Lojistik A.S. has commissioned the Yalova Ro-Ro Terminal, located in...

Chinese minister visits Kumport, Turkey

Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Wang Yang has visited Kumport with a senior delegation. During 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...

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...

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...

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – July 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...

China investment in Mediterranean ports

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – The Italian financial daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore has published an article looking at Chinese state...

Alternative Transport firm to buy new ship with EBRD loan

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 20, 2017 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to loan €27.5 million loan to...

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – June 2017 container terminal statistics

Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has...

Cosco reports June 2017 container terminal statistics

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) July 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced June 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea container...

Yilport invests in Gebze and Gemport terminals

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 14, 2017 – Six RTG cranes bought from Japanese Mitsui Paceco, the main equipment supplier of Yilport Holding Inc,...

Tersan group receives loan to build new floating dock

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 10, 2017 – Turkey’s Tersan Tersanecilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Tersan Shipyard Inc.) will receive a €17.12...

Metrans opens new rail hub in Budapest linking north and south Europe

Budapest, Hungary (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Metrans, the intermodal subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is further expanding its...

Ukraine eyes strengthening of ferry links with Turkey

Chernomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Ukraine and Turkey should strengthen the development of their ferry transport links and, in particular, to...

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