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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.

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...

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...

Companies sign contract for Yarimca Ro-Ro terminal in Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 15, 2021 – Singapore-based Harmony Creative Solutions has signed a contract with CyberLogitec for software supply and...

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...

Karasu port to add Ro-Ro service to Burgas after the one to Constanta

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 3, 2021 – Studies have started for the establishment of a Ro-Ro line between Bulgaria’s second largest Black Sea port...

Ak Automotive to expand Koper facility

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 14, 2021 – Ak Automotive is to expand production and has recently purchased a production facility in Koper, in which...

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