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,...