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.
Kanal Istanbul will connect the world to Turkey
Minister Karaismailoğlu made examinations in the area before the “Kanal Istanbul Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony”, one of the most important...
Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back
Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...
Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-May 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Rail Cargo increases TransFER Curtici–Istanbul capacity
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group is doubling the frequency of its TransFER Curtici–Istanbul in both...
Global Ports Holding announces new financing deal
Global Ports Holding Plc, the global cruise port operator, has announced a five-year, senior secured loan agreement for up to $261 million with global...
Kanal Istanbul construction to start in June
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A sod-turning ceremony for the Kanal Istanbul project will be held by the end of June. Despite opposition to...
Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-Apr 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Further reports criticise Saros FSRU project
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – The construction of the FSRU Port and Pipeline Project of BOTAŞ between Gökçetepe and Sazlıdere...
Opposition to Kanal Istanbul project leads to the arrest of 10 retired admirals
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Ten Turkish retired admirals were detained after they signed a statement supporting the importance of the...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route working group meets in Istanbul
The first field meetings of the Working Group of the International Association “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR)” took place in...
Galataport plans to welcome cruise ship on April 24
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – Galataport Istanbul’s new cruise terminal is set to start welcoming cruise ship visits from April...
Turkish Competition Authority prohibits acquisition by Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl of Marport
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – The Turkish Competition Authority (Rekabet Kurumu) has ruled against the proposed acquisition...
Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-Feb 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Turkey: Container handling by port – January 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Yilport holding appoints Nicolas Sartini as co-CEO
January 25, 2021 The only Turkish company to be listed among international port operators, Istanbul-based Yilport Holding, a Yildirim Group subsidiary,...
Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container rail service set to resume
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 18, 2020 – Following a meeting at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the national railways of Turkey,...
MSC expands door-to-door distribution network ‘Trieste Express’ with new service
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that it has added a vessel to the Trieste...