Top shipping lines look to expand routes in Turkey

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By Alex Lennane

15/02/2013

The rise and rise of Turkey seems set to continue. The government hopes to triple trade over the next 10 years – and the shipping lines are anticipating more business. Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC are all in talks with port operators to start new routes, according to Reuters. But the country currently still lacks a large container terminal.

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