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.
Parliaments’ speakers claim trade turnover between Turkey and Russia will reach $100 billion in two years
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 15, 2022 – Powered by sanctions’ busting, trade turnover between Russia and Turkey in the next two years may increase...
Ranking: Top 5 Turkish container ports – January-November 2022
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 15, 2022 – Turkish seaports handled 11.32 million containers (TEU) in the first 11 months of 2022. This is a slight...
Turkish seaports handled 497 mln tons of cargo in Jan-Nov 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 14, 2022 – Turkish seaports handled total cargo of 497.6 million tons (mt) in January-November 2022, up +4% on...
Turkish consulate to open in Algerian Port of Oran
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – A Turkish consulate will be opened in the Algerian Port of Oran, Northwest Algeria. “We will open a...
Turkey’s Port of Karasu continues growth
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – Turkey’s Port of Karasu continues growth with more ship visits and cargo handled. The port is...
ZIM launches feeder service between Poti and Istanbul
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – Israeli shipper ZIM has launched a feeder service, Poti Turkiye Feeder (PTF), between Poti and Istanbul....
Austria’s Gebrüder Weiss builds up logistics links in Turkey
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – Austria’s Gebrüder Weiss is building up logistics links in Turkey which it sees a a key link in...
New cargo rail service links Turkey’s Izmir port with Uzbekistan
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – A new cargo rail service links Turkey’s Izmir port with Uzbekistan and is declared “a new...
Ukraine wants to extend Black Sea Grain Initiative by at least a year
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – Ukraine is seeking to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative by at least a year, said Infrastructure...
Turkey’s Ünye Port to dredge harbour seabed
Ünye, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Turkey’s Ünye Port plans to dredge the harbour seabed in orer to handle larger vessels. This will...
Delo Group receives first ferry in Novorossiysk of the new line with Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – DeloPorts and the RusCon forwarding group have received and processed in the Black Sea port of...
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey JV for TITR transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey want to create a joint venture within the framework of...
Next sanctions-busting container line Turkey-Russia
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 22, 2022 – Next sanctions-busting container line Turkey-Russia for private consumer goods has been set up....
Mersin International Port receives “Port Operator of the Year” award
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – Mersin International Port (MIP) has received the “Port Operator of the Year” award for the 12th time...
Delo Group creates its own container lines from Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 20, 2022 – The Delo Group had created its own container lines from Novorossiysk to Turkey, India and Israel,...
Delo Group is to increase ferry capacity to Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – The Delo Group is to increase ferry capacity to Turkey by factor of 10, reflecting growing links...
Russia’s Delo Group proposes unified digital logistics platform
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – Russia’s Delo Group has proposed unified digital logistics as part of unified cyber communication...
United Nations says Black Sea grain deal extended
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – The United Nations has said that the Black Sea grain deal has been extended. United Nations Secretary...
Trabzon Port signed a coal agreement with Russia’s Donsib
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 16, 2022 – Trabzon Port Management has signed a coal shipment agreement with Russian Donsib company. Trabzon Port...
RUSCON starts Russia, Turkey ferry service
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – RUSCON is to start a Russia-Turkey ferry service this month. NUTEP Container Terminal will handle...