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.
Turkish OYAK, NYK Line Ro-Ro port receives first vessel
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 8, 2021 – OYAK Maritime and Port Management has welcomed the first shipment at its automotive-focused Ro-Ro port...
Analysis – Germany enters the fray for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut; What about France, China, Turkey, the USA, Russia, the UAE & Kuwait?
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Germany is reportedly prepared to submit a proposal for the reconstruction of the port of Beirut, which was...
Further reports criticise Saros FSRU project
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – The construction of the FSRU Port and Pipeline Project of BOTAŞ between Gökçetepe and Sazlıdere...
Safiport Derince International Port plans further investment
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Safiport Derince International Port is set for further investment which could create a further 2,000 jobs....
Opposition to Kanal Istanbul project leads to the arrest of 10 retired admirals
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Ten Turkish retired admirals were detained after they signed a statement supporting the importance of the...
Turkey’s IC Karasu Port plans expansion
Karasu, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The Black Sea port of Karasu is planning an expansion to increase its cargo handling capacity. Managed by...
Turkish Ambassador Murat Salim Esenli visits the Port of Ravenna
Ambassador Murat Salim Esenli, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Italy, visited the Port of Ravenna today – March 31, 2021 The Ambassador,...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route working group meets in Istanbul
The first field meetings of the Working Group of the International Association “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR)” took place in...
Mersin International Port starts expansion works for EMH II
Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP), Turkey’s largest trade gateway to the world, held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the beginning of...
Ekol decreases travel time between Spain and Turkey to 60 hours
Ekol renders a new service as part of its intermodal transportation through a Ro-Ro line between Izmir, Alsancak Port, and Spain’s Tarragona Port – which...
Galataport plans to welcome cruise ship on April 24
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – Galataport Istanbul’s new cruise terminal is set to start welcoming cruise ship visits from April...
Turkish Competition Authority prohibits acquisition by Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl of Marport
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – The Turkish Competition Authority (Rekabet Kurumu) has ruled against the proposed acquisition...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – February 2021
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – In February 2021, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd has reported global container traffic of over 7.19 million TEU, an...
Libya invites Turkish participation in Zawiya port project
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Turkish companies have been invited to build a new cargo port in Zawiya port in Western Libya, according...
ADY Express transports grain, wheat bran from Russia to Turkey
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – ADY Express LLC, part of Azerbaijan Railways, has transported grain and wheat bran from Russia to Turkey...
Kalmar and Yilport strengthen long-term collaboration with a large new order for mobile equipment solutions
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded a large order from YILPORT Holding Inc. for 27 new Kalmar machines: 11 reachstackers, four empty container handlers and...
Turkey’s Mersin port set for expansion
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry has announced that the capacity of Mersin port in Southeast...
Turkey: Container handling by port – Jan-Feb 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published container handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Turkish ports handled 967,149 TEU in February 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – The local General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in February 2021 its ports handled...
Global Ports’ trading statement shows business hit by pandemic
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Last Friday, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding Ltd (GPH) reported its trading statement for 2020 which...