Izmir
Izmir, formerly Smyrna and also known as Port of Alsancak, is a seaport in Western Anatolia, Turkey, on the Gulf of Izmir. The port is state-owned and the third largest city in Turkey. It is a multi-purpose port including a container terminal.
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...
New Thessaloniki, Izmir ferry line amid Greece-Turkey tensions
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – The first ever ferry line between the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki and the coastal town of...
Port of Valencia presents at World Bank event
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2022 – The Port of Valencia has presented at a World Bank event its good practices in port-city...
Ranking: Ambarlı is top Turkish container port in January-July 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 17, 2022 – Ambarlı is the top Turkish container port in January-July 2022 with 1.72 million TEU, according to...
Ro-Ro route between Tarragona and Izmir operating at full capacity
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 12, 2022 – The Ro-Ro route between the ports of Tarragona and Izmir is operating at full capacity. It started...
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)....
Ranking: Ambarlı is top Turkish container port in first half 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 8, 2022 – Ambarlı is the top Turkish container port in first half 2022 with 1.47 million TEU, according to official...
Ege Port Kuşadası hosts largest cruise ship to visit Turkey
Kuşadası, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – Ege Port Kuşadası, operated by Global Ports Holding, has hosted the Odyssey of the Seas, the largest...
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 Group and Ulusoy Maritime Lines work on the first pilot test of International Fast & Secure Trade Lane between the Ports of Trieste and Cesme
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 23, 2022 – CIRCLE Group and Turkish company Ulusoy Maritime Lines have worked together on the first pilot test of...
UK to finance new Ankara-Izmir rail connection
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 18, 2022 – UK Export Finance (UKEF) is to guarantee a €2.1 billion loan to fund construction of 503km high...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Konecranes receives order from Nemport in Turkey
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 21, 2021 – Nemport has ordered has ordered 10 Konecranes Noell Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes for delivery in...
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...