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 considers increasing commerical relations with Lebanon’s Tripoli port
Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – The new Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, Hakan Cakil, has said that Ankara is interested in investing in...
Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...
P&O Ferrymasters launches new intermodal service via Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of new intermodal services from the Turkish ports of Pendik,...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – November 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...
Global Ports Holding announces Bodrum Cruise port concession extension until 2067
Global Ports Holding – December 31, 2018 Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, is pleased to...
Iran to start meat, livestock imports through Turkey’s Trabzon port
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 28, 2018 – Iran plans to start imports of livestock and meat from Turkey’s Trabzon port, managing director of...
Trieste port to benefit from DFDS, Ekol cooperation
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 28, 2018 – Trieste port expects to take advantage of the cooperation agreement signed between Danish shipping group...
Denmark’s DFDS enters cooperation deal with Ekol, expands presence in Mediterranean
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 25, 2018 – Danish shipping group DFDS, which has recently expanded its presence in the Mediterranean market with...
Turkey’s anti-trust authority approves sale of Petlim container terminal to SOCAR
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2018 – Turkey’s competition regulator has approved the sale of APM Terminalleri Liman Isletmeciligi A.S....
Ege Port Kuşadası will hold the next MedCruise General Assembly
Kuşadası, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 16, 2018 – Ege Port Kuşadası will host the 54th MedCruise General Assembly. During the General Assembly,...
Yilport wins Port Operator Award at Lloyd’s List Global Awards
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – Yilport Holding, a subsidiary of Turkey’s Yildirim Group of Companies, the first ever Turkish...
AdSP Bari president discusses cooperation with Turkey
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) December 14, 2018 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic...
Kumport looks to develop as leading transfer hub
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Kumport Limani (Kumport) CEO Özgür Soy has stated that the port is growing together with its...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – October 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping...
Second offshore hydrocarbon starts off Mersin in Turkey
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 17, 2018 – Rowan Companies has sent a drilling vessel to search for hydrocarbons in the area of the Mediterranean...
Marseille port to attend Logitrans Turkey
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 8, 2018 – Via Marseille Fos will be attending and exhibiting at Logitrans Turkey in Istanbul from November...
Bar port plays key role in linking Turkey to Europe
Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Bar port plays a key role in linking Turkey to the rest of Europe, Turkish Infrastructure Minister Mehmet...
Aliaga port (Izmir) benefits from SOCAR developments
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy company SOCAR has opened the $6.3 billion (€5.54 billion) STAR...
Mersin port sees increased traffic in Jan-Aug 2018
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – In the first seven months of 2018, cargo handled at Mersin port increased to 20.2 million tons, a 4%...
Arkas Bunkering and Sumitomo Corporation agree to use LNG fuel in Turkish seas
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Arkas Bunkering and Trading S.A. has signed an agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to...