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.
EKOL launches regular line linking Izmir to Paris via Sète port
Sète, France (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Turkish company EKOL has started operating a regular line connecting the Izmir port to France’s...
Izmir shareholding transferred to Turkish Wealth Fund
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 12, 2017 – Turkey has transferred stakes in İzmir port, which has been in the privatization portfolio since 2007,...
DP World reports 3.2% volume growth in 2016 and 6.0% volume growth in 4Q2016
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – DP World Limited handled 63.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of...
Petlim container port second phase scheduled for Summer
Petkim, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Petlim container port second phase will enter service in June of this year,” said SOCAR Turkey Energy...
Japanese businesses investing in Izmir
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Many Japanese companies have recently made investments in the Aegean province of İzmir, which is seen as...
Polimar Shipping Company forms UAE joint venture
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 10, 2017 – Turkey’s Polimar Shipping Company and Gulf Navigation Holding have established a cooperation in the...