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Istanbul

Istanbul is a port-city in Northwestern Turkey located on both sides of the Bosporus Strait. It is the country’s largest city. The city and its surrounds are home to a number of ports, including Haydarpaşa and Galataport. The ports host a full range of cargo services and cruise ship facilities. It also hosts the Bosphorus Strait, the only waterway which links the Black and Mediterranean Seas.

Ranking: Turkish seaports – cargo handled in Jan-Oct 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total seaport cargo traffic for...

Turkey: Cruise ships & passengers – January-September 2024

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 7, 2024 – In September 2024, Turkish ports handled 273,814 cruise ship passengers. This compares with 190,593 in...

Turkey: Seaport cargo by port, Jan-Sep 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total seaport cargo traffic for September...

DFDS starts Trieste-Istanbul Ro-Ro service

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The ferry company DFDS is to start a new service between the port of Trieste and Martaş, Istanbul. It...

The first trip of Burgas-Istanbul ferry was cancelled

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – The Turkish company İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (IDO) today cancelled the start of a new...

Ferries are endangered species in the Black Sea

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 5, 2024 – The once booming ferryboat services market in the Black Sea is almost extinct. Out of more than 10...

New Burgas-Istanbul ferry line as of October 11

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The Turkish company İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (IDO) will start a new ferry service...

Ranking: Turkish seaports – TEU handled in Jan-Aug 2024 by port

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total container (TEU) traffic for...

Bremen-based BLG Group expands into Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – BLG Group has opened a business in Istanbul, Yesterday, Managing Director and COO Matthias Magnor...

ONE announces a new Black Sea service

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 25, 2024 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced a new Black Sea Turkey 2 (BT2) service which will offer extended...

Ranking: Turkish seaports – cargo handled in Jan-Jul 2024 by port

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 20, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total seaport cargo traffic for January-July...

Ranking: Turkish seaports – TEU handled in Jan-Jul 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 19, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for January-July 2024....

XPO starts transport corridor between Antwerp, Belgium, Istanbul

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – XPO, a leading provider of sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions, is expanding its multimodal...

Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Europe/N Africa – Ranking

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...

373 kg of cocaine seized in Turkey’s port of Gemlik

Gemlik, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Turkish police have detained nine people suspected of involvement in an international drug trafficking ring...

Russian tanker runs into trouble in Istanbul with faulty rudder

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 29, 2024 – The Russian oil tanker, Osaka, got into trouble near Haydarpaşa, Istanbul. The stricken vessel was...

Noatum Maritime opens offices in Istanbul, Izmir, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 17, 2024 – Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports, has opened its first office in Turkey. The Istanbul operation will be...

Orange Business builds global network for YILPORT

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – Orange Business has signed a contract with YILPORT to provide a global wide area network (WAN) for...

Galataport offered to Qatar Investment Authority

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – Dogus Holding (Doğuş Group) is trying to convince the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to buy...

ONE launches Black Sea Turkey Service

Singapore (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new Black Sea Turkey Service (BTS). The new service will offer...

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