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.
Med Marine unveils new tugboat for Svitzer
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – Last month, shipbuilder Med Marine presented the MED-A2800 series tugboat, manufactured for Svitzer at...
Sanmar signs a contract for two tugs with Turkish authority
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Sanmar has signed a contract with the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety for the delivery of...
Turkey’s first FPSO unit on its way to Filyos port
Filyos, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 2, 2024 – Turkey’s first floating natural gas production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has set off from...
Turkey plans its own carbon pricing instrument for ports
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 1, 2024 – Turkey has been preparing for the use of carbon pricing instruments to help achieve its emissions...
Trabzon Liman Isletmeciligi – financial results – Q1 2024
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Trabzon Liman Isletmeciligi Anonim Sirketi has reported earnings results for the first quarter ended...
DP World & Evyap Group merge to create new trade hub, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – DP World and Evyap Group have merged port assets in the Sea of Marmara to create a new international...
XPO starts transport corridor between Antwerp, Belgium, Istanbul
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – XPO, a leading provider of sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions, is expanding its multimodal...
Sanmar has started work on seven more ElectRA class tugs
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Shipbuilder Sanmar has started work on seven more of its award-winning, emissions-free battery...
Sanmar is building seven more battery-powered tugs
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 13, 2024 – Istanbul-headquartered tug and workboat builder Sanmar has started work on seven more of its...
Global Ports recommends takeover by Global Yatirim Holding
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Global Ports Holding PLC has agreed to be bought by its largest shareholder Global Yatirim Holding...
Turkey: Monthly cargo report – June 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cargo statistics for June 2024. Total cargo in June...
Turkey: Seaports cargo traffic – June 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total seaport cargo traffic for June 2024. Below...
Turkey: Seaports TEU traffic – June 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for June 2024. Below is...
Sanmar delivers new-build tug to Rimorchiatori Laziali
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – Shipbuilder Sanmar has delivered a high-powered, heavy-duty, new-build tug Civitavecchia-based operator...
Kanal Istanbul faces legal setback
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The zoning plan for a section of the planned Kanal Istanbul project is not in accordance with the law,...
Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania start anti-mine operation in Black Sea
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – With a six-month delay, NATO members Turkey (Türkiye), Bulgaria and Romania on July 1 sent their demining...
Naval mine destroyed near Turkey’s Zonguldak port
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – A Ukrainian-made sea mine has been detected 60 meters off the Turkish coast in the beach area of the...
Med Marine delivers new tug to Seagate, a Greek towage operator
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Med Marine has delivered a MED-A2570 series tug to Seagate, a Greek towage operator. Med Marine is a...
Turkey: Monthly cargo report – May 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 17, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cargo statistics for May 2024. Total cargo in...
Turkey: Seaports TEU traffic – May 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 16, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for May 2024. Below is...