Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas

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: 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...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports by harbour masters, January-March 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...

CIRCLE and DFDS complete first pilot test of International Fast & Secure Trade Lane

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 17, 2022 – The CIRCLE Group and DFDS have announced the success of the first pilot test of International Fast &...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – Jan-Feb 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...

Sanmar Shipyards completes record number of vessels in a month

Sanmar Shipyards is celebrating completing a record number of vessels within one calendar month, with six tugs and two pilot boats gaining their class...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – January 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...

Turkish ports see slow recovery of cruise ship industry

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – After five months of zero cruise ships visiting Turkish ports, the industry started a slow recovery in...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...

Alonso Logistics Turkey opens new office in Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – Alonso Forwarding, part of the Alonso Group, has opened a branch in Istanbul. Alonso considers...

Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-November 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – In the first 11 months of 2021, Turkey had five ports which handled over 1 million TEU, with Ambarlı...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority, January-November 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...

Sanmar Shipyards and Corvus Energy sign historic deal at TugTechnology

Leading tugboat-builder Sanmar Shipyards and energy storage systems provider Corvus Energy signed a historic co-operation agreement at TugTechnology 2021 to...

Sanmar acquires third shipyard in Turkey.

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – Tugboat builder Sanmar has announced that it has acquired a third shipyard in Turkey, in addition to...

Turkish minister announced improved rad access to Tekirdağ Port

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Adil Karaismailoğlu, has attended the opening ceremony of...

Galataport Istanbul expects 250 cruise ships for 2022.

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 29, 2021 – In 2022, Galataport Istanbul has reservations to receive 250 cruise ship visits in 2022, according to...

Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-October 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 10, 2021 – In the first 10 months of 2021, Turkey had five ports which handled over 1 million TEU, with Ambarlı...

Turkish cruise ship industry starts recovery

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – The Turkish cruise ship industry is slowly recovering after the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. The latest...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority, January-October 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...

MedCruise welcomes new president and new member

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Galataport Istanbul Port Management and Investments Inc. Deputy General Manager,...

Subscribe to weekly news

We keep you informed on the top European port news.