Mersin
Mersin is a seaport in Southeast Turkey on the Mediterranean Coast. It is one of the country’s largest ports and is operated by Mersin International Port, part of Singapore-based PSA International. The port is Turkey’s third largest container port in January-July 2022.
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...
Mersin International Port – update – 23.03.2020
News Update – Mersin International Port (MIP) – March 23, 2020 We would like to inform you that the services provided by MIP, part of PSA...
EBRD joins Mersin International Port $600 million Eurobond issue
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 22, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has joined in a $600 million Eurobond...
China and Turkey use Baku port as transit point
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2020 – China has started shipping dried fruits to Turkey via the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway. In late...
Mersin International Port to issue EBRD-backed bond
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – Mersin International Port (MIP) is to issue a new $600 million five-year bond backed by the European...
Transitex Opens New Branch in Mersin, Turkey
November 7, 2019 Transitex officially opened its second office in Mersin, Turkey, on November 4, 2019. This follows Transitex Istanbul, operating since...
Mersin port seeks locations for expansion
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 28, 2019 – Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer has said the city requires investment and a second port, and has been...
China and Singapore interested in Turkey port investment
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 3, 2019 – Delegations from Singapore and China have become frequent visitors to the Black Sea province of Ordu in...
Tarros launches weekly service linking Tarragona port to Turkey
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – The container terminal of the port of Tarragona, DP World, has started handling a new container shipping...
P&O Ferrymasters launches new intermodal service via Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of new intermodal services from the Turkish ports of Pendik,...
Second offshore hydrocarbon starts off Mersin in Turkey
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 17, 2018 – Rowan Companies has sent a drilling vessel to search for hydrocarbons in the area of the Mediterranean...
Mersin port sees increased traffic in Jan-Aug 2018
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – In the first seven months of 2018, cargo handled at Mersin port increased to 20.2 million tons, a 4%...
Arkas and Cosco set up Mediterranean-Black Sea reefer service
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Turkish shipping company Arkas and China’s Cosco are to set up a reefer service between the ports...
Privatisation tender for Turkey’s Taşucu port delayed to November 2
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Türkiye Denizcilik Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkish Maritime Organization) has said that the privatisation...
Mersin port sees increase in cargo traffic in July 2018
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – In June 2018, cargo traffic increased by 6% to 2.9 million tonnes, compared to the same month of...
Kazakhstan Railway Company to transport up to 10,000 tons of grain to Mersin port monthly
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Kazakhstan Railway Company (KTJ) plans to send up to 10,000 tons of grain from the Kuryk port to...
Turkish ports introduce the Port Single Window System
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The Port Single Window System was put into service nationwide yesterday, said Transportation, Maritime and...