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#1- <\/strong>Turkey <\/strong>is seeking local investors to buy the operating rights for \u0130zmir\u2019s <\/strong>Alsancak port<\/strong>, Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uralo\u011flu. \u201cWe\u2019ve made significant progress in talks with a few Turkish entrepreneurs who may have foreign partners for the operation of the Alsancak port in \u0130zmir,\u201d Uralo\u011flu is quoted as saying.<\/p>\n

AD Ports is now out of the picture:<\/strong> The Abu Dhabi port operator was reportedly in talks<\/a> since late 2023 to obtain a stake in the Turkish port in a USD 500 mn transaction \u2014 though negotiations fell through six months ago, according to the news outlet. The talks came after Turkey signed a trade agreement with the UAE back in 2023, securing then a pledge for USD 51 bn investments from the Gulf major. <\/p>\n

REMEMBER- UAE heavyweights ? Turkish ports: <\/strong>DP World and Turkey\u2019s Evyap Group entered a strategic merger and formed a joint venture, DP World Evyap, for the management of two major ports in Turkey\u2019s Marmara region back in July 2024<\/a>. Under the agreement, DP World acquired a 58% stake in Evyapport, and Evyap Group absorbed a 42% share of DP World Yarimca.<\/p>\n

About the port: <\/strong>The port of \u0130zmir \u2014 located in the country\u2019s west on the Gulf of Izmir of the Aegean Sea \u2014 has the capacity to handle approximately 4k ships and 1.2 mn TEUs annually, Bloomberg reports, citing Turkey\u2019s national railways authority and the port\u2019s current operator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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