Turkey
Turkey is a large country located in southeast Europe and Western Asia. It borders Bulgaria, Greece, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Georgia, Syria and Iraq. Its ports play an important role in the economy as it has long coastlines with the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea. Major ports are owned and operated by Turkish State Railways (TCDD) or the Turkish Maritime Organization (TDİ). Its top ports are Haydarpaşa (Istanbul), Mersin, Izmir, Eregli, Ambarli and Gemlik. The country is developing its role as an intermodal trade hub between Europe and Asia. The Turkish port operators association is TÜRKLİM-Türkiye Liman İşletmecileri Derneği.
Sanmar to build electric tugboat for Svitzer
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2025 – Sanmar has signed a contract with Svitzer, a leading provider of towage and marine services, to...
UZMAR Shipyard delivers ‘EFES 10’ tugboat to itself
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 17, 2025 – UZMAR Shipyard has added its latest state-of-the-art RAstar 2800 series tugboat, EFES 10, to its own...
BOTAS receives new tugboat from UZMAR Shipyard
Kocaeli, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 17, 2025 – The second tugboat, ‘Silivri’, built to expand and modernize the tugboat fleet, was delivered to...
Unimed Feeder Services starts Bulgaria-Turkey service
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – Unimed Feeder Services, part of the Unifeeder group, will operate a new service connecting ports in...
TCEEGE Container Terminal Operator joins Portchain Connect network
Aliaga, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – TCEEGE Container Terminal Operator has joined the Portchain Connect network, using Portchain Connect to...
Turkish exporters seek new Ro-Ro route to Constanta Port
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – Faced with significant delays at border crossings with Bulgaria, particularly at Kapikule and...
Turkey to further expand Mersin port
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 8, 2025 – The Turkish government has announced a planned expansion to the Mediterranean port of Mersin, located in...
Karpowership could supply electricity in Syria
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 1, 2025 – Karpowership, which operates a floating power plant fleet, has said it could be a future electricity...
Arkas Line launches India Med Service line
Ambarli, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 1, 2025 – Starting February 10, 2025, Arkas Line will launch the “India Med Service (IMS)” route, adding India...
Turkey eyes Syrian Mediterranean ports
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 26, 2024 – Turkey is jockeying for control of at least one Mediterranean port in Syria following the collapse of...
Ship capsizes in Ambarli port, Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 26, 2024 – The Comoros Islands-flagged Amnah container ship capsized in Ambarli port, Istanbul, on December 23....
Turkey’s STM to build two ships for Portuguese Navy
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 20, 2024 – STM, the country’s leading naval defence company, has won a contract to build logistics support...
MSC offers new Trieste-Gebze service
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 20, 2024 – MSC has presented a new option for transporting 45-foot containers from Gebze, Turkey, to Trieste, a...
Turkey: Cruises and passengers arrived at ports, January-Nov 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – In January to November 2024, Turkish ports handled 88,041 cruise ship passengers. This compares with...
Turkey: Seaports – Cargo handled – January-November 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported cargo traffic for January to November 2024....
Turkey: Seaports cargo traffic – Jan-Nov 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total seaport cargo traffic for November...
Med Marine adds new tugboat tug to fleet
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – Med Marine is adding a firefighting harbour tug to its fleet after its construction as newbuild ER144...
Turkey: Ranking of TEU traffic by port – January-November 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for November 2024...
Turkish Seaports – TEU traffic – January-November 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for November 2024....
Work starts to expand Karasu Port, Turkey
Karasu, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – The government has announced that an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has started on a plan to...