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Kuşadası

Kuşadası is a small port on Turkey’s Wester Mediterranean coast, south of Izmir. Ege Port Kuşadası operates the Port of Kuşadası. The comoany is part of Global Ports Holding.

Turkey sees large increase in cruise tourism is 2023

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Last year, 1,192 cruise ships visited 19 ports, up +20% on the previous 12 months. The number of...

Turkey increases cruise ship visits in Jan-Sept 2023

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – In the first nine months of 2023, 876 cruise ships visited ports in Turkey, carrying 1.09 million...

Turkey: Cruise industry statistics, Jan-Jun 2023

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, cruise terminals in Turkey handled 482,925 passengers. This is up +88.7%...

420 cruise ships visited Turkey in H1’23

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, 420 cruise ships entered Turkish ports, which is 32.5% more than in the same...

Global Ports Holdings see recovery in cruise passenger numbers

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, Global Ports Holding (GPH) recorded 2.48 million passengers, an increase of...

Turkey: Cruise ship & passengers – Jan-Mar 2023

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have reported cruise ship and passengers for the period January-March 2023. The...

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: Total traffic April 2020 by port, numbers down

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2020 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs-Maritime Department has published total traffic figures for...

Turkish ports: Total cargo handling down over 9% in April 2020

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2020 – Total cargo handling at Turkish ports in April 2020 totalled 39.33 million tons, down 3.95 million tons on...

Measures taken for Turkish marine sector to combat the corona virus outbreak

Maritime General Directorate – Measures Taken for the Marine Sector in the Scope of Combating the Corona Virus (Covid-19) Outbreak – April 21, 2020...

Ege Port Kuşadası will hold the next MedCruise General Assembly

Kuşadası, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 16, 2018 – Ege Port Kuşadası will host the 54th MedCruise General Assembly. During the General Assembly,...

Turkey’s General Directorate of Commerce reports cruise passenger numbers for Jan-May 2018

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – According to the General Directorate of Commerce data, in January-May 2018 Turkey’s seven harbours...

Global Ports Holding reports increased passenger traffic in Q1 2018 for its cruise ports

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – The three Turkish cruise ports operated by Global Ports Holding (GPH) saw tourist numbers for Q1 2018...

Leading cruise companies return to Turkish ports

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Following a recent retreat from Turkish ports, international cruise companies are again adding Turkish...

Global Ports provides 2017 ports update

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – As part of it 2017 annual financial report, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has commented on the activities...

Following its IPO in London, Global Ports Holding comments on the future

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) CEO Emre Sayin has said the IPO in London will enable the company...

Kuşadası becomes top cruise ship destination in Turkey

Kuşadası, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – Turkey’s cruise passenger traffic was 118,087 people in the first half of 2017 and most of the...

Kuşadası port receives first transatlantic cruise ship

Kuşadası, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – The Mein Schiff 3 vessel, owned by TUI Cruises, has called at Ege Ports Liman in western Turkey’s...

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