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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.

Hupac adds Istanbul port-Europe rail links

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 13, 2019 – The Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has started new rail connections between Turkey and the ports and...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.3% rise in September 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2019 – In September 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container...

DFDS reorganises Mediterranean services

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 3, 2019 – DFDS, a Danish international shipping and logistics company, has announced a reorganisation of its...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13% rise in August 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 17, 2019 – In August 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...

MOL, Tosyalı sign cooperation agreement in Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 5, 2019 – Japan’s shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Tosyalı Holding A.S. have signed an...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 12.5% rise in July 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 28, 2019 – In July 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...

Global Ports Holding announces record interim cruise results

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a leading independent cruise port operator, has announced its...

Global Ports Holding produces trading update

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 6, 2019 – Istanbul-based Global Ports Holding (GPH), a leading cruise port operator, has published a half year...

New railroad line in northwest links DP World port to Silk Road

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – DP World’s Yarımca terminal is adding railway transport to its portfolio of services. providing...

TIL Holding to take full control of Marport, Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2019 – Arkas Holding is set to transfer its holding in Marport, the port business at Ambarlı Port, Istanbul, to...

Ranking – Top cargo ports in the Europe 2016-2017

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – The European Statistical Agency, Eurostat, has published statistics for the top cargo ports in Europe for...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 15.5% rise in June 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – In June 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...

DFDS to take over Sète port-Pendik, Turkey, service

Sète, France (PortSEurope) July 10, 2019 – Danish ferry operator DFDS is to take over the ferry service between Sète port in France and Pendik,...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.5% rise in May 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 16, 2019 – In May 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout increase...

Yilport to roll out Navis workflow application in five terminals

News release – Navis announced that YILPORT Holding Inc. will roll out Navis’ Compass visual workflow management application to five terminals –...

First cruise ship in four years visits Istanbul port

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Istanbul received the first cruise ship in four years at the city’s Sarayburnu Port this week. The...

COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports higher April throughput at container terminals

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 28, 2019 – In April 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...

MedCruise General Assembly in Kuşadası shaped the future of the cruise activities in the Med

May 15, 2019 Hosted by MedCruise members Ege Ports Kusadasi and Global Ports Holding, the 54th MedCruise General Assembly has established itself as a major...

Global Ports Holding Plc reports stable Q1 2019

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – Global Ports Holding Plc, a leading global independent cruise port operator, has issued a trading update...

COSCO’s European container terminals see improved performance in Q1 2019

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2019 – In the first three months of 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw...

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