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 forecasts 1.6 million cruise ship passengers in 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 2, 2021 – Hakan Genç, president, Turkish Port Operators Association (TÜRKLİM), has said that the...
Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-September 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2021 – In the first nine months of 2021, Turkey had five ports which handled over 1 million TEU, with Ambarlı...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority, January-September 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Turkey’s Altintel Port receives EBRD loan
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 8, 2021 – Altintel Liman ve Terminal Isletmeleri A.S. is to receive a senior loan of up to $8.5 million from the...
Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-August 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – Turkey has five ports which have handled over 1 million containers (TEU) in the first eight months of...
Galataport Istanbul reopens and welcomes first cruise ship
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – Galataport, on the Istanbul harbourside at Karaköy, has reopened and welcomed the small cruise ship...
Ranking: Turkish container ports in Jan-Aug 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported containers handled by port for the period...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority, January-August 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Yilport Holding sees strong growth in first half
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – In January-June 2021, terminals owned by Yilport Holdings handled 2.5 million TEU containers, up 18%...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port January-July 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports...
Connectivity, services and innovation: the Port of Barcelona, Mediterranean hub for the Black Sea countries
The Port of Barcelona is present at the Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2021, the leading trade fair for the port, logistics and maritime sector in the Black Sea,...
Container handling statistics at Turkish ports by port, January-June 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 7, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported container handling statistics by port,...
Cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports by port, January-June 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 7, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in January-June 2021, foreign trade...
TURKUAZ rail service increases Baku-Turkey rail cargo traffic
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – Last month, the TURKUAZ rail service transported a total of 222 containers were transported in both...
Turkish Competition Board rules against TIL acquisition of Marport
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – The Turkish Competition Board (Rekabet Kurumu) has published its decision on the acquisition of sole...
Minister Karaismailoğlu spoke at the closing session of the Turkey Maritime Summit
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 4, 2021 – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Adil Karaismailoğlu, spoke at the closing session of the...
Turkey Maritime Summit starts in Istanbul
Minister Karaismailoğlu made the opening speech of the “Turkey Maritime Summit” session, which will bring together the international maritime...
The foundation of the Kanal Istanbul Sazlidere bridge is launched
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, headed by Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu, has published a...
Kanal Istanbul will connect the world to Turkey
Minister Karaismailoğlu made examinations in the area before the “Kanal Istanbul Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony”, one of the most important...
Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back
Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...