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.
Turkey: Cruise ship passengers – January-October 2022
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – In the first 10 months of 2022, Turkish ports handled 918,484 cruise ship passengers. In October 2022,...
Turkish seaports – Total cargo handled by port – January-October 2022
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – In the first 10 months of 2022, Turkish seaports handled 454.76 million tons of cargo. The top five...
Kanal Istanbul project to include large logistics port
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 13, 2022 – The Kanal Istanbul project to include a large logistics port on he Black Sea, according to Adil...
Ranking: Top 5 Turkish container ports – January-September 2022
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – In January-September 2022, Turkish seaports handled a total of 9.35 million containers (TEU). This is a...
Sanmar Shipyards and IGUS develop onshore power system
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 20, 2022 – Sanmar Shipyards and IGUS have developed and built a new compact electric bunkering system to supply...
Turkey has increased transit fees for Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 30, 2022 – Turkey has increased transit fee charges for commercial ships to use the Bosporus and Dardanelles...
A dozen new sanction-busting cargo services link Novorossiysk and Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) August 9, 2022 – In the past months, a dozen Russian companies have launched new linear cargo services (regular routes on...
The first ship with Ukrainian grain since Feb 24 left the port of Pivdenny
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 8, 2022 – The first ship with Ukrainian grain since February 24 has left the port of Pivdenny port today – the...
Three grain ships leave port of Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 5, 2022 – Three ships carrying grain have left Ukrainian ports, the Turkish defenсe ministry said today. Two ships...
Kalmar and Yilport sign new order for mobile equipment solutions
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 5, 2022 – Kalmar and Yilport sign new order for 27 units of mobile lifting equipment for Yilport terminals. The...
Bulgarian ship with 40,000 tonnes of corn will be the first to leave Ukrainian port
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 29 – The Bulgarian bulk carrier Rozhen is expected to sail out of the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk...
Yilport holding breaks all-time container handling record in first half of 2022
Yilport Holding had another successful half-year benefitting from recent investments. The company moves towards the target of being one of the top global...
Turkish ports see huge rise in cruise ship passenger numbers in first half of 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – In the first six months of 2022, Turkish ports handled 205,642 cruise ship passengers (see first table)....
Istanbul visited by over 5 million tourists in Jan-May 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – In the first five months of 2022, 5.28 million foreign tourists visited Istanbul, including 1.4 million in...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passenger statistics 2021-April 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passengers statistics. The...
TransContainer launches multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan
TransContainer of Delo Group will launch new multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan via the ports of Istanbul and...
Nippon Express launches new intermodal transport service from China to Europe via the Caspian Sea
Tokyo, Japan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – Nippon Express (China) Co., Ltd., a Group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. on Friday, April 1 launched...
Global Ports Holding Plc reports positive year to March 31, 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc has reported a positive set of financial results for the year to March 31, 2022....
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports by harbour masters, January-April 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...
Global Ports Holding announces departure of CEO
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) April 28, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has announced...