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.
New cruise line between Burgas and Istanbul
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 31, 2018 – Port of Burgas is advancing a project for a new cruise line between Burgas and Turkish port city of Istanbul,...
EBRD invests in D Marinas B.V. marina business in Eastern Mediterranean
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 301, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing €70 million for a stake of...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – April 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has...
Global Ports Holding reports increased passenger traffic in Q1 2018 for its cruise ports
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – The three Turkish cruise ports operated by Global Ports Holding (GPH) saw tourist numbers for Q1 2018...
Anaklia Deep Sea Port becomes associate member of Trans Caspian International Transit Route
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port has become an associate member of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route,...
Trieste port to develop cooperation with China’s Zhuzhou
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Zhuzhou, a metropolis of about 4 million inhabitants located in southern China, and the Italian Friuli Venezia...
Kanal Istanbul – post-election priority for Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the first initiative of his government after winning...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – March 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited,...
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports container throughput for March 2018
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported container throughput statistics for March 2018. Total...
DFDS acquires Turkish shipping company U.N. Ro-Ro
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – Danish shipping and logistics group DFDS has acquired Turkey’s U.N. Ro-Ro İşletmeleri A.Ş., an...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
COSCO Ports Shipping Limited – 2017 throughput of European container terminals
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – As part of its 2017 financial results, COSCO Ports Shipping Limited has reported 2017 container...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – February 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited,...
Leading cruise companies return to Turkish ports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Following a recent retreat from Turkish ports, international cruise companies are again adding Turkish...
Global Ports provides 2017 ports update
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – As part of it 2017 annual financial report, Global Ports Holding (GPH) has commented on the activities...
YILPORT becomes a member of FEPORT
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 10, 2018 – Turkey’s YILPORT has joined the FEPORT (Federation of European Private Port Companies and...
MSC to launch con-ro service linking Trieste to Izmir
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to launch a new service for the transport of ro-ro, containers...
Noatum acquires Turkish freightforwarder Komet
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – Noatum Group, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited and the main container terminal operator of the...
Yilport reports increased container throughput in 2017
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Yilport Holding Inc has reported a 9.5% year-on-year increase in container throughput for 2017, led...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – January 2018 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...