Shipping Containers Ablaze at Turkey’s Iskenderun Port, Operations Halted

Shipping Containers Ablaze at Turkey’s Iskenderun Port, Operations Halted
Smoke rises from burning containers at the port in the earthquake-stricken town of Iskenderun, Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2023. Benoit Tessier/Reuters
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ISKENDERUN, Turkey—Hundreds of shipping containers were ablaze at Turkey’s Iskenderun Port on Tuesday, shutting down operations and forcing freight liners to divert vessels to other ports.

Turkey’s maritime authority said on Monday that the port, located on the Mediterranean coast in the southern Province of Hatay, was damaged due to the earthquake that struck Turkey and neighboring Syria.