Medmarine Leads Turkish Shipbuilding Exports

Turkish Exporters' Forum (TIM) announced the champions of Turkish export for the year of 2009.  Renault Turkey ranked as the first in general listing. In shipbuilding sector, Medmarine Holding has been announced as the "export champion"

The primary shipyard of the Medmarine Holding is Eregli Shipyard, at the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey, by Black Sea Coast.

While ranked at 1st place at Shipbuilding area, Medmarine Holding ranked at the 72th place in the nation-wide listing, which includes all exporting sectors.

Medmarine Holding was in 2nd place last year in the same listing  and Group's S&P Manager Melis Ucuncu received a plaque in that order from the Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan (See photo)

The closest competitor of Medmarine was Sanmar, which exported nearly half of the leading.

The ranking in Shipbuilding sector in the year of 2009 announced by the Turkish Exporters' Forum as follows: (First is the ranking in Shipbuilding, second is the nation-wide ranking in all sectors)

1. 72/MED MARİNE KILAVUZ. VE RÖM. HİZ. İNŞ. SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş. 137.333.682,58 USD
2. 135/ SANMAR DENİZCİLİK MAK. VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. 75.470.620,18 USD
3. 149/FURTRANS DENİZCİLİK SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş. 70.138.170,70 USD
4. 150/RMK MARİNE GEMİ YAPIM SAN. VE DENİZ TAŞIM. İŞL. A.Ş. 69.906.568,19 USD
5. 231/SELAH MAKİNE VE GEMİCİLİK ENDÜSTRİ TİC. A.Ş. 50.567.882,56 USD
6. 271/GELİBOLU GEMİ İNŞ. SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş. 44.212.843,5 USD1
7. 398/DÜZGİT GEMİ İNŞAA SAN. A.Ş. 30.912.572,34 USD
8. 459/KARADENİZ GEMİ İNŞ. SAN. TİC. A.Ş 27.301.401,244 USD