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.
Galataport – the unique cruise terminal in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Galataport in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, is the world’s first underground cruise ship port,...
Turkey plans “build and operate model” for the Kanal Istanbul project
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – Turkey is planning to adopt a “build and operate model” for the Kanal Istanbul project, said...
Turkey forecasts 1.6 million cruise ship passengers in 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 2, 2021 – Hakan Genç, president, Turkish Port Operators Association (TÜRKLİM), has said that the...
Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-September 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2021 – In the first nine months of 2021, Turkey had five ports which handled over 1 million TEU, with Ambarlı...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority, January-September 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Turkey’s Altintel Port receives EBRD loan
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 8, 2021 – Altintel Liman ve Terminal Isletmeleri A.S. is to receive a senior loan of up to $8.5 million from the...
Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-August 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – Turkey has five ports which have handled over 1 million containers (TEU) in the first eight months of...
Ranking: Turkish container ports in Jan-Aug 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported containers handled by port for the period...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority, January-August 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Yilport Holding sees strong growth in first half
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – In January-June 2021, terminals owned by Yilport Holdings handled 2.5 million TEU containers, up 18%...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port January-July 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Connectivity, services and innovation: the Port of Barcelona, Mediterranean hub for the Black Sea countries
The Port of Barcelona is present at the Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2021, the leading trade fair for the port, logistics and maritime sector in the Black Sea,...
Container handling statistics at Turkish ports by port, January-June 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 7, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported container handling statistics by port,...
Cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports by port, January-June 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 7, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in January-June 2021, foreign trade...
TURKUAZ rail service increases Baku-Turkey rail cargo traffic
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – Last month, the TURKUAZ rail service transported a total of 222 containers were transported in both...
Turkish Competition Board rules against TIL acquisition of Marport
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – The Turkish Competition Board (Rekabet Kurumu) has published its decision on the acquisition of sole...
Turkey Maritime Summit starts in Istanbul
Minister Karaismailoğlu made the opening speech of the “Turkey Maritime Summit” session, which will bring together the international maritime...