Mersin
Mersin is a seaport in Southeast Turkey on the Mediterranean Coast. It is one of the country’s largest ports and is operated by Mersin International Port, part of Singapore-based PSA International. The port is Turkey’s third largest container port in January-July 2022.
P&O Ferrymasters launches new intermodal service via Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of new intermodal services from the Turkish ports of Pendik,...
Second offshore hydrocarbon starts off Mersin in Turkey
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 17, 2018 – Rowan Companies has sent a drilling vessel to search for hydrocarbons in the area of the Mediterranean...
Mersin port sees increased traffic in Jan-Aug 2018
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – In the first seven months of 2018, cargo handled at Mersin port increased to 20.2 million tons, a 4%...
Arkas and Cosco set up Mediterranean-Black Sea reefer service
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Turkish shipping company Arkas and China’s Cosco are to set up a reefer service between the ports...
Privatisation tender for Turkey’s Taşucu port delayed to November 2
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Türkiye Denizcilik Isletmeleri A.S. (Turkish Maritime Organization) has said that the privatisation...
Mersin port sees increase in cargo traffic in July 2018
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – In June 2018, cargo traffic increased by 6% to 2.9 million tonnes, compared to the same month of...
Kazakhstan Railway Company to transport up to 10,000 tons of grain to Mersin port monthly
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Kazakhstan Railway Company (KTJ) plans to send up to 10,000 tons of grain from the Kuryk port to...
Çamlıbel Cruise Port project approved by Mersin Metropolitan Municipality
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 29, 2018 – The Mersin Metropolitan Municipality has approved the Çamlıbel Cruise Port Project. The Environmental...
Turkish ports introduce the Port Single Window System
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The Port Single Window System was put into service nationwide yesterday, said Transportation, Maritime and...
Turkey’s General Directorate of Commerce reports cruise passenger numbers for Jan-May 2018
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – According to the General Directorate of Commerce data, in January-May 2018 Turkey’s seven harbours...
PSA International-owned Mersin International Port plans expansion
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Mersin International Port (MIP) is set to expand the area of the port by 176,335 m², to be constructed...
CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service linking Mediterranean ports
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service, which will connect Koper, Piraeus, Limassol, Alexandria, Beirut...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
U.N. Ro-Ro extends Trieste port contract
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2018 – Turkey’s U.N. Ro-Ro has signed a contract to extend its use of Trieste port until 2041, providing...
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...
EBRD to work with Mersin Chamber of Commerce
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – The EBRD and the Mersin Chamber of Commerce are to work together to support and encourage...
APL enhances India Pakistan-Mediterranean Express Service with new port calls
APL, December 15, 2017 APL today announced the addition of three new port calls to its weekly India Pakistan-Mediterranean Express Service (IPM). The new ports...
Cosco Shipping launches regular container service from the port of Casablanca
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – On December 7, 2017, the shipping group Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd launched a regular service from...
First Baku-Tbilisi-Kars train departs from Turkey’s Mersin port
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 30, 2017 – The first train to run from Turkey to Azerbaijan on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway departed from...
First freight train on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway departs Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 3, 2017 – On October 30, the inauguration ceremony of the Baku–Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway was held at...