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.
Turkey’s Karasu Port to start Ro-Ro operations
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 5, 2019 – Ro-Ro services have started at Karasu Port in Sakarya, located just over 150km east of Istanbul on...
New railroad line in northwest links DP World port to Silk Road
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – DP World’s Yarımca terminal is adding railway transport to its portfolio of services. providing...
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...
TIL Holding to take full control of Marport, Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2019 – Arkas Holding is set to transfer its holding in Marport, the port business at Ambarlı Port, Istanbul, to...
Ranking – Top cargo ports in the Europe 2016-2017
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – The European Statistical Agency, Eurostat, has published statistics for the top cargo ports in Europe for...
Mayor of Turkish city of Çanakkale visits Tarragona port
News – The mayor of the Turkish city of Çanakkale visits the Port of Tarragona – July 12, 2019 The Port of Tarragona received a delegation from...
COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 15.5% rise in June 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – In June 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...
DFDS to take over Sète port-Pendik, Turkey, service
Sète, France (PortSEurope) July 10, 2019 – Danish ferry operator DFDS is to take over the ferry service between Sète port in France and Pendik,...
Global Ports Holding starts strategic review of cruise port activities
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has announced...
İzmir to receive new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – The Aliağa district of İzmir is today scheduled to receive a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating...
Greek and Turkish officials inaugurate new Lavrio-Cesme ferry line
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – Greek Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Christos Spirtzis and Turkish Ambassador to Greece,...
EBRD provides loan towards Tekirdag port privatisation
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to provide a $17.5 million (€15.78...
Moody’s downgrades Mersin International Port to B1 from Ba2
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded to B1 from Ba2 the corporate family rating (CFR) of...
COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.5% rise in May 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 16, 2019 – In May 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout increase...
Yilport to roll out Navis workflow application in five terminals
News release – Navis announced that YILPORT Holding Inc. will roll out Navis’ Compass visual workflow management application to five terminals –...
First cruise ship in four years visits Istanbul port
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Istanbul received the first cruise ship in four years at the city’s Sarayburnu Port this week. The...
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...
Turkey to build container port in Ordu province
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 31, 2019 – Turkey plans to build a container port in the nort-eastern province of Ordu, the country’s transport...
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports higher April throughput at container terminals
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 28, 2019 – In April 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...
Ministerial Conference on a Joint Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea held in Bucharest
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) May 26, 2019 – Last week, a Ministerial Conference on a Joint Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea was held in Bucharest,...