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Izmir

Izmir, formerly Smyrna and also known as Port of Alsancak, is a seaport in Western Anatolia, Turkey, on the Gulf of Izmir. The port is state-owned and the third largest city in Turkey. It is a multi-purpose port including a container terminal.

Port of Tarragona presents the new Ro-Ro route with Turkey

The Port of Tarragona has presented the new Ro-Ro route with Turkey in a joint day with the Chamber of Commerce of Tarragona, Lleida, Tàrrega, Reus, Tortosa...

Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-Mar 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 8, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...

Safiport Derince International Port plans further investment

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Safiport Derince International Port is set for further investment which could create a further 2,000 jobs....

Ekol decreases travel time between Spain and Turkey to 60 hours

Ekol renders a new service as part of its intermodal transportation through a Ro-Ro line between Izmir, Alsancak Port, and Spain’s Tarragona Port – which...

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...

EKOL logistics to start new Ro-Ro service between Izmir and Tarragona port

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 10, 2021 – The president of the Port of Tarragona, Josep M Cruset, and the president of the logistics company...

Politician criticises funds spent on Çandarlı Port

Aliaga, (PortSEurope) November 23, 2020 – Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi İzmir Deputy Sevda Erdan Kılıç, in a speech at the Plan and Budget Commission on...

Turkey – Total port container handling by seaport – Jan-Sep 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 21, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published total...

Turkey – Total port container handling – Jan-Sep 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 21, 2020 – In the first nine months of 2020, Turkish seaports handled a total of 5.39 million container units,...

Aliağa port sees sharp rise in cargo traffic

Aliağa, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – IMEAK Chamber of Shipping Aliaga Branch Chairman, Adem Simsek, has said that in August 2020, Aliağa...

Turkey: Total cargo handling by port – Jan-Aug 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 9, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published total...

Turkey: Container handling by port authority January-July 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 17, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published figures for...

Turkey: Container handling by port for January-June 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 26, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published figures for...

ENKA applies for Izmir LNG facility license

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – ENKA, the local industrial conglomerate, has applied to the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) for a...

Turkey plans new port at Kyme on the Aegean coast

Aliaga, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – According to an official zoning plan, Turkey is planning to construct Nemrut Bay Port within the borders...

İZAYDAŞ to complete Safiport waste facility in August

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – İZAYDAŞ, a waste disposal company, has said that a new sea waste reception facility project in Safi...

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