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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.

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...

Çamlıbel Cruise Port project approved by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality

Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 29, 2018 – The Mersin Metropolitan Municipality has approved the Çamlıbel Cruise Port Project. The Environmental...

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...

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...

PSA International-owned Mersin International Port plans expansion

Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Mersin International Port (MIP) is set to expand the area of the port by 176,335 m², to be constructed...

CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service linking Mediterranean ports

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service, which will connect Koper, Piraeus, Limassol, Alexandria, Beirut...

Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...

U.N. Ro-Ro extends Trieste port contract

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Turkey’s U.N. Ro-Ro has signed a contract to extend its use of Trieste port until 2041, providing...

Turkish company Arkas Line attracts new business to Terminal Container Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2018 – Arkas Container Transport S.A., the Turkish container shipping company, is to start offering weekly...

EBRD to work with Mersin Chamber of Commerce

Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – The EBRD and the Mersin Chamber of Commerce are to work together to support and encourage...

APL enhances India Pakistan-Mediterranean Express Service with new port calls

APL, December 15, 2017 APL today announced the addition of three new port calls to its weekly India Pakistan-Mediterranean Express Service (IPM). The new ports...

Cosco Shipping launches regular container service from the port of Casablanca

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – On December 7, 2017, the shipping group Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd launched a regular service from...

First Baku-Tbilisi-Kars train departs from Turkey’s Mersin port

Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – The first train to run from Turkey to Azerbaijan on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway departed from...

First freight train on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway departs Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – On October 30, the inauguration ceremony of the Baku–Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway was held at...

Turkey set to receive world’s largest FRSU

Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 –  The MOL FSRU Challenger vessel is scheduled to arrive in Turkey this month from South Korea. The...

Syria announces Russian port service

Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade has announced the launch of the regular shipping line...

Commission clears acquisition of Mersin International Port by IFM and PSA

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 3, 2017 – The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Mersin...

Akfen Holding sells 40% stake in Mersin port to Australia’s IFM

Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Turkish infrastructure company Akfen Holding has sold its 40% stake in Mersin International Port to IFM...

Kombiverkehr reports on Greek and Turkish ports traffic

Frankfurt, Germany (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – At a shareholders meeting, Kombiverkehr (Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten...

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