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 starts operating second floating liquefied natural gas unit (FSRU)
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Turkey has started operating its second floating liquefied natural gas unit (FSRU) with 20 million...
EBRD and International Maritime Organization to jointly promote green shipping industry
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime...
Duisport renews Audi contract and looks for alternative export routes
Duisburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – The German car manufacturer Audi AG has announced that it has renewed a contract to use...
EBRD to work with Mersin Chamber of Commerce
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – The EBRD and the Mersin Chamber of Commerce are to work together to support and encourage...
Trabzon port list shares on Istanbul Stock Exchange
Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Trabzon Port shares debuted on the Istanbul Stock Exchange on Tuesday this week and increased in 20% in...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – December 2017 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 15, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...
Further details released about Kanal Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Kanal Istanbul is a project ti build a waterway which would operate as an alternative waterway to the...
Trabzonport to trade on stock market this month
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – The initial public offering (IPO) of 30% of the Trabzonport, whose right to operate is held by...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – November 2017 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Ports...
Route picked for Turkey’s $15.5bn Black Sea canal
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2017 – According to a report published in Habertürk, a route has been finalised for a proposed “Canal...
APL enhances India Pakistan-Mediterranean Express Service with new port calls
APL, December 15, 2017 APL today announced the addition of three new port calls to its weekly India Pakistan-Mediterranean Express Service (IPM). The new ports...
World Economic Forum – Global Competitive Index 2017-2018 – Port Infrastructure
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – The World Economic Forum reports that ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation opens new factory in Manisa, Turkey
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that the new factory of Mitsubishi Electric Turkey Klima...
Trabzonport to list 30% of the company in IPO in early 2018
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 5, 2017 – According to a statement made by Trabzonport, an agreement with Deniz Investment was signed for the...
First Baku-Tbilisi-Kars train departs from Turkey’s Mersin port
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – The first train to run from Turkey to Azerbaijan on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway departed from...
CNAN-MED and Arkas Line to transport CKD parts for Renault Algeria plant in Oued Tlelat, Oran.
Oran, Algeria (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – An agreement has been signed between the Algerian shipping company CNAN-MED and its Turkish...
Batumi and Poti ports join Lapis Lazuli transit corridor
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – Georgia is to join the Lapis Lazuli Corridor, a transport route connecting Europe and Asia by road,...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – October 2017 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has...
Ekol commission Yalova Ro-Ro Terminal
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – In October 2017, Ekol Lojistik A.S. has commissioned the Yalova Ro-Ro Terminal, located in...
Chinese minister visits Kumport, Turkey
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Wang Yang has visited Kumport with a senior delegation. During the...