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.
CMPort’s Kumport container terminal increases traffic in first half of 2023
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – CMPort’s Kumport container terminal registered 679,00 containers (TEU) handled In the first...
DP World applies to purchase Evyapport, Izmit, Turkey
Kocaeli, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Dubai-based DP World has applied to the Competition Authority to purchase Evyapport in the Gulf of...
Danish DFDS moves closer to acquiring Turkey’s Ekol Logistics
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The Danish logistics giant Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (DFDS) has moved closer to acquiring...
Ship reaches Istanbul from Odessa using “humanitarian corridor”
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – The first ship to use a temporary corridor to and from Ukraine’s seaports entered Turkey’s...
Three grain ships brake through Russian Black Sea blockade
Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – In a show of defiance and with complete disregard for Russian threats, three merchant ships have broken...
Delo Group joins Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – Russia’s Delo Group has signed an agreement to join the Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association. Delo...
Turkey: Cruise industry statistics, Jan-Jun 2023
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, cruise terminals in Turkey handled 482,925 passengers. This is up +88.7%...
Haydarpaşa Port is a solution to the supply problem in automotive
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – Stellantis, the automotive holding company with brands such as Citroen, DS, Peugeot and Opel, has started...
Black Sea cement plant planned for Kanal Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has approved the building of a new cement...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
Turkey’s Safiport to increase solar power usage
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2023 – Safiport has commissioned a solar panel project to supply energy to meet demand. The port is now...
PSA acquires 75% of ALISAN Logistics A.S., Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – Via local subsidiary PSA-BDP TurkeySupply Chain Solutions Pte Ltd, PSA International has acquired 75% of...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passengers – Jan-Mar 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have reported cruise ship and passengers for the period January-March 2023. The...
Ruscon increases service between Russia and India via Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – Ruscon has enhanced the capabilities of its direct regular container service between Russia and India...
Global Ports Holding – Cruise ship passengers increase in January
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 1, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) has reported that cruise ship passengers increased steadily in January...
In January 2023, 12 cruise ships docked at four ports in Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – In January this year, 12 cruise ships docked at four ports across Turkey, announced the Ministry of...
Next sanctions-busting shipping line launched between Novorossiysk and Istanbul
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – In another attempt to bypass western sanctions against Russia, logistics operator PEK (First...
Ranking: Top 5 Turkish container ports – January-November 2022
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 15, 2022 – Turkish seaports handled 11.32 million containers (TEU) in the first 11 months of 2022. This is a slight...
Austria’s Gebrüder Weiss builds up logistics links in Turkey
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – Austria’s Gebrüder Weiss is building up logistics links in Turkey which it sees a a key link in...
Yilport Gebze breaks monthly ship operating record
Kocaeli, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – Yılport’s port in Kocaeli Gebze has broken its monthly ship operating record with 66 container...