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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.

APM Terminals to sell Izmir port terminal stake

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – Dutch company APM Terminals is to sell its Petlim terminal business in Izmir port. A possible buyer is...

Carnival Corporation delegation visits Izmir port

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 23, 2018 – Carnival Corporation & PLC representatives have attended a meeting at the Izmir Chamber of...

Dredging project started in Ä°zmir port

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – As part of the Ä°zmir Alsancak Port and Port Rehabilitation Project, dredging of the Ä°zmir Alsancak...

Siemens Gamesa investment in Izmir wind farm to benefit Çandar port

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – Siemens Gamesa, a member of the consortium that secured Turkey’s 1,000 megawatts (MW) wind power...

Turkish ports broke new records in container transport in the first half of 2018

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – According to the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs, the amount of cargo handled at Turkish container...

DHL Freight opens warehousing facility near Izmir, Turkey

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 7, 2018 – DHL Freight, a leading provider of road freight services in Europe, has opened a new warehouse in the Manisa...

Turkish Ministry supports Petkim plan to expand AliaÄŸa port

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Åž. has been given the support of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization,...

Leading cruise companies return to Turkish ports

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – Following a recent retreat from Turkish ports, international cruise companies are again adding Turkish...

Turkish company Arkas Line attracts new business to Terminal Container Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2018 – Arkas Container Transport S.A., the Turkish container shipping company, is to start offering weekly...

MSC to launch con-ro service linking Trieste to Izmir

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to launch a new service for the transport of ro-ro, containers...

Noatum acquires Turkish freightforwarder Komet

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – Noatum Group, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited and the main container terminal operator of the...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation opens new factory in Manisa, Turkey

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that the new factory of Mitsubishi Electric Turkey Klima...

Finland’s Containerships launches line linking Barcelona port to Algeria, Turkey

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 6, 2017 – Finnish shipping group Containerships has launched a regular service connecting Barcelona port with Algeria...

Second phase of Petlim container terminal launched

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 22, 2107 – The stage 2 of Petlim container terminal was launched on September 19. The completed container terminal...

EBRD lends funds for Izmir ferry project

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – The Izmir Metropolitan signed a €33 million loan ($39.79 million) from the European Bank for...

Izmir tourism visitors increases steadily

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Aegean Touristic Hotels and Investors Associations – ETIK has published a report showing that Turkish...

Milaha launches Qatar-Turkey reefer service

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Qatar Navigation (Milaha), a maritime and logistics conglomerate based in Qatar, has started the first...

Turkey and Qatar agree port cooperation

Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Last week, there was a meeting between Qatari and Turkish companies in Ä°zmir to explore further commercial...

South European maritime ports freight and passenger statistics

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 5, 2017 – The latest (2015) available statistical data on freight handling and passenger traffic in ports in...

Algeciras container terminal attracts international services

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – The container terminal at the port of Algeciras, TTI Algeciras, has incorporated in the last few weeks the...

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