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.
Russia to start operating Crimea-Turkey cruise line in June
Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – Russia plans to start operating a regular cruise line connecting Sochi to the Crimea and Turkey on June 11, the...
Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – April 2017 container terminal statistics
Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported...
Cosco reports April 2017 container terminal statistics
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced April 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea container...
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum looks to promote East Med cruising and yachting
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, the biennial trademark event for the international cruise and yachting...
Cosco reports March 2017 container terminal statistics
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced March 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea container...
Turkey’s Global Ports announces $250 million London Stock Exchange float
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe), April 20, 2017 – Global Ports Holding (GPH), the world’s largest cruise port operator, plans a London Stock Exchange...
Ekol opens company in Slovenia
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 4, 2017 – Turkish logistics company Ekol Logistics is opening a warehouse near Ljubljana, Slovenia, where services...
Eurogate Intermodal reinforces south-east services to Istanbul
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) is expanding its intermodal transport network and reinforcing Munich as a hub...
Cosco reports February 2017 container terminal statistics
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced February 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea...
Yilport reports on 2016 performance
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – 2016 was a year to remember at Yilport Holding, port management and logistics subsidiary of Yildirim...
Rimorchiatori Napoletani buys two tugboats from Sanmar
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 12, 2017 – Sanmar A.S.’s faith in their latest design cooperation with Robert Allan Ltd has been well rewarded....
Alternative Tasimacilik A.S. receives EBRD loan
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a senior loan to Alternative...
Sochi-Istanbul cruise line to be launched on May 1
Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – Sevastopol governor Dmitry Ovsyannikov said a cruise ship will start operating the...
ZIM unveils restructured network
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017 – ZIM has announced details of its new ZIM MED PACIFIC (ZMP) service, commencing April 2017. ...
Royal Caribbean cancels calls at Turkish ports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 22, 2017 – US cruise company Royal Caribbean has cancelled all calls at Turkish ports for 2017. Royal Caribbean...
Cosco reports January 2017 container terminal statistics
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced January 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea...
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...
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...