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.
Aliaga port (Izmir) benefits from SOCAR developments
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy company SOCAR has opened the $6.3 billion (€5.54 billion) STAR...
APM to sell Izmir terminal to SOCAR but remain operator
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Following news that it is to sell its interest in the Izmir container to SOCAR of Azerbaijan, APM...
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 İzmir port
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – As part of the İzmir Alsancak Port and Port Rehabilitation Project, dredging of the İzmir 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 Aliağa port
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.Ş. 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 İzmir to explore further commercial...