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.
APM to sell Izmir terminal to SOCAR but remain operator
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Following news that it is to sell its interest in the Izmir container to SOCAR of Azerbaijan, APM...
Turkey to launch tender for shipping channel construction in Istanbul this year
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 17, 2018 – A tender for the construction of a shipping channel in Istanbul will be held this year, the Minister of...
APM Terminals to sell Izmir port terminal stake
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Dutch company APM Terminals is to sell its Petlim terminal business in Izmir port. A possible buyer is...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – September 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...
Arkas and Cosco set up Mediterranean-Black Sea reefer service
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Turkish shipping company Arkas and China’s Cosco are to set up a reefer service between the ports...
Event: Ankara Logistics Summit – October 11-13, 2018
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – The Ankara Logistics Summit (fair and conference) will take place in the Turkish capital October 11-13,...
Port Akdeniz continues investments
Antalya, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – Port Akdeniz, operated by Global Ports Holding, is continuing a programme of investment, adding new...
Cruise project part of Antalya port development plan
Antalya, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Menderes Turel has a number of ambitious projects for...
Rönesans, Rotterdam port to cooperate in developing Ceyhan petrochemical zone in Turkey
Ceyhan, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – Rönesans Holding has signed a cooperation agreement with Rotterdam port to develop the Ceyhan Mega...
Carnival Corporation delegation visits Izmir port
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 23, 2018 – Carnival Corporation & PLC representatives have attended a meeting at the Izmir Chamber of...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – August 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...
Privatisation tender for Turkey’s Taşucu port delayed to November 2
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Türkiye Denizcilik Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkish Maritime Organization) has said that the privatisation...
Kumport increases Ro-Ro services
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş is expanding its target in Ro-Ro...
Mersin port sees increase in cargo traffic in July 2018
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – In June 2018, cargo traffic increased by 6% to 2.9 million tonnes, compared to the same month of...
Kazakhstan’s president invites Turkish firms to invest in Aktau, Kuryk ports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev has invited Turkish companies to invest in the ports...
Global Ports Holding – Interim results for six months to 30 June 2018 – Ege Port (Turkey)
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – On August 17, 2018, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH), one of the leading cruise port...
Global Ports Holding – Interim results for six months to 30 June 2018 – Port Akdeniz
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – On August 17, 2018, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH), one of the leading port operators...
Global Ports Holding – Interim results for six months to 30 June 2018 – Other Mediterranean ports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – On August 17, 2018, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding (GPH), one of the leading cruise port...
Global Ports Holdings – Legal proceedings in relation to Ortadoğu Antalya, Ege Liman and Bodrum Liman’s applications for extension of concession rights
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 On August 17, 2018, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding, one of the leading cruise port operators in the...
Kazakhstan Railway Company to transport up to 10,000 tons of grain to Mersin port monthly
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Kazakhstan Railway Company (KTJ) plans to send up to 10,000 tons of grain from the Kuryk port to...