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Samsun

Samsun port is Turkey’s largest port in the Black Sea region. It is the only port on the Black Sea with a railway connection. It has a large hinterland. It is the stopping point of cargoes coming from and to Anatolia. With its railroad and highway connections, Samsun includes the cities of Sinop, Corum, Amasya, Ordu, Sivas, Erzincan, Yozgat, Tokat, Kastamonu, Ankara, Kirsehir, Kayseri, Nigde, Konya, and Malatya in its hinterland.

Turkish port of Samsun starts service with Russia

Samsun, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 5, 2022 – The Turkish port of Samsun has started new ferry service with Temryuk in Azov Sea, Russia. Two new Ro-Ro...

Port of Novorossiysk to Turkey – the new cargo route

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) August 3, 2022 – Turkey is the big winner from the western sanctions against Russia, especially in the transport...

Ranking: Kocaeli is top Turkish cargo port in first half of 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – In the first half of 2022, Kocaeli was ranked as the top Turkish port by cargo handled. In January-June...

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...

Ranking: Kocaeli the top Turkish cargo port in Jan-May 2022

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published statistics for total cargo handled by Turkish...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports by harbour masters, January-April 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...

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...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – Jan-Feb 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...

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...

Analysis laboratory to be established at Samsun Port, Turkey

Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – Samsun Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry, Ä°brahim SaÄŸlam, has said that 10 analysis...

QTerminals to operate Antalya Port until 2047

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2021 – In October last year, QTerminals, a Qatari commercial port operating company, purchased OrtadoÄŸu...

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...

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...

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...

Lack of analysis resource hits pepper export from port of Samsun

Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – Capia peppers are grown in the Bafra district of Samsun Province, on the Black Sea coast of Northern...

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...

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