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Aliağa

Aliağa, is a town and a district of Izmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The town is situated at about 50 km north of Izmir. Aliağa has a large port, mainly for oil and bulk cargo. Its economic activity is based on tourism, shipbreaking, and an oil refinery.

Tarros launches weekly service linking Tarragona port to Turkey

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – The container terminal of the port of Tarragona, DP World, has started handling a new container shipping...

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....

Arkas Line updates line calling at Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Arkas Line has announced updates for the services offered at the port of Genoa. With a view to improving the...

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...

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...

Siemens Gamesa investment in Izmir wind farm to benefit Çandar port

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – Siemens Gamesa, a member of the consortium that secured Turkey’s 1,000 megawatts (MW) wind power...

Turkish ports broke new records in container transport in the first half of 2018

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – According to the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs, the amount of cargo handled at Turkish container...

Turkish ports introduce the Port Single Window System

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The Port Single Window System was put into service nationwide yesterday, said Transportation, Maritime and...

Turkish Ministry supports Petkim plan to expand Aliağa port

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş. has been given the support of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization,...

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...

Second phase of Petlim container terminal launched

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 22, 2107 – The stage 2 of Petlim container terminal was launched on September 19. The completed container terminal...

Conductix-Wampfler to supply equipment to Turkish ports

Gemport, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Conductix-Wampfler is to equip the Gemport and Nemport container ports in Turkey with the Trenchguard...

South European maritime ports freight and passenger statistics

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 5, 2017 – The latest (2015) available statistical data on freight handling and passenger traffic in ports in...

Mitsubishi Electric representatives visit Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – A delegation of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has visited Valencia port to inspect the signalling and...

CMA CGM upgrades Mediterranean offer with the new TURAF EXPRESS service

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce the new service offer TURAF...

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...

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