Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas

Kocaeli (Izmit)

Kocaeli Province is a province of Turkey and one of only three not to have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometimes called Kocaeli. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about 100 km east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. It is Turkey’s leading cargo port.

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – Jan-Feb 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – January 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...

Kocaeli companies seek capacity increase

Kocaeli, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 14, 2021 – At the December council meeting of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality on Thursday, the request of four...

Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-November 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – In the first 11 months of 2021, Turkey had five ports which handled over 1 million TEU, with Ambarlı...

Turkey’s Poliport seeks investment

Kocaeli, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 7, 2021 – Poliport, a private port, has applied for TL 465 million (€29.9 million) in Investment Incentive...

Turkey’s Altintel Port set for eco-friendly expansion with EBRD loan

Kocaeli, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2021 – Altintel Liman ve Terminal Işletmeleri, a liquid bulk port located in Kocaeli is set for an...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority, January-October 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...

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...

Port of Karasu pushes to increase cargo and Ro-Ro

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 29, 2021 – In January-August this year, the Port of Karasu handled 750,000 tons of cargo, and by the end of the...

Port Yarimca to handle PSA auto brands

Kocaeli, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – Port Yarimca has won a tender with the international automotive Stellantis group. The port is located...

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...

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,...

Subscribe to weekly news

We keep you informed on the top European port news.