Arkas Holding founded Marport in Ambarlı in
2001 to meet Turkey’s increasing need for
investment in container terminals, which are
essential for imports and exports.
Today Marport handles more cargo than any other privatelyowned container port in Turkey.
The company has recently purchased the Ambarlı facilities owned by Limak .imento A.Ş., which is located inside the Ambarlı Port Authority.
This investment consists of 64,000 square meters of land as well as 40,000 square meters of landfill and piers. A project called the Marport Expansion Project will invest in infrastructure and equipment on this land, which will increase Marport’s annual container handling capacity by 30 percent to 2.4 million TEU.
After this investment is complete, the Marport Main and Marport West terminals will be merged with the new area and will operate as a single terminal called Marport.
The goal is to provide world-class service thanks to its equipment fleet, information systems infrastructure and handling capacity.
Marport handles 21 percent of Turkey’s cargo and 34 percent of cargo in the Marmara region
Founded with an investment of 378 million dollars, Marport is a very valuable asset for helping Turkey achieve its high export goals. The port provided service to 2,086 vessels in 2013 and handled 1,705,962 TEU of cargo.
This volume represents 21 percent of Turkey’s import and export cargo and 34 percent of the import and export cargo that passes through the Marmara region.
About 2,000 truckloads of goods enter and exit the port every day, making it the gateway for many products that people see at home, at work and in shops, stores and shopping centers.
Marport: a transfer center for cargo destined for the Black Sea
A significant amount of the cargo arriving at Marport is transfer cargo. In particular, shipowners who operate large vessels prefer to transfer cargo to feeder vessels at Marport instead of sending their vessels into the Black Sea.
Since large vessels can easily dock at Marport, it has become a hub for cargo destined for the Black Sea.
The largest container vessels arriving in Turkey berth at Marport With a draft of 16.5 meters, 5 piers and super post-Panamax STS (Ship to Shore) cranes,
Marport is able to provide service to the largest container vessels that come to Turkey, which are 366 meters long and have a capacity of 14,000 TEU or more.
Vessels around the world are getting longer and their capacity is increasing.
Marport is investing to expand its services so it can be prepared for the increased length of these ships. In addition to Marport, Arkas has established Adaport, a container terminal in Gazimagosa, TRNC and Autoport, a port in Kocaeli that is specialized for handling automobiles.
The company has also signed an agreement to invest in Terminal del Golfo, located in La Spezia, Italy. All of these facilities are proof that Arkas Holding is an expert in port operations.
Today Marport handles more cargo than any other privatelyowned container port in Turkey.
The company has recently purchased the Ambarlı facilities owned by Limak .imento A.Ş., which is located inside the Ambarlı Port Authority.
This investment consists of 64,000 square meters of land as well as 40,000 square meters of landfill and piers. A project called the Marport Expansion Project will invest in infrastructure and equipment on this land, which will increase Marport’s annual container handling capacity by 30 percent to 2.4 million TEU.
After this investment is complete, the Marport Main and Marport West terminals will be merged with the new area and will operate as a single terminal called Marport.
The goal is to provide world-class service thanks to its equipment fleet, information systems infrastructure and handling capacity.
Marport handles 21 percent of Turkey’s cargo and 34 percent of cargo in the Marmara region
Founded with an investment of 378 million dollars, Marport is a very valuable asset for helping Turkey achieve its high export goals. The port provided service to 2,086 vessels in 2013 and handled 1,705,962 TEU of cargo.
This volume represents 21 percent of Turkey’s import and export cargo and 34 percent of the import and export cargo that passes through the Marmara region.
About 2,000 truckloads of goods enter and exit the port every day, making it the gateway for many products that people see at home, at work and in shops, stores and shopping centers.
Marport: a transfer center for cargo destined for the Black Sea
A significant amount of the cargo arriving at Marport is transfer cargo. In particular, shipowners who operate large vessels prefer to transfer cargo to feeder vessels at Marport instead of sending their vessels into the Black Sea.
Since large vessels can easily dock at Marport, it has become a hub for cargo destined for the Black Sea.
The largest container vessels arriving in Turkey berth at Marport With a draft of 16.5 meters, 5 piers and super post-Panamax STS (Ship to Shore) cranes,
Marport is able to provide service to the largest container vessels that come to Turkey, which are 366 meters long and have a capacity of 14,000 TEU or more.
Vessels around the world are getting longer and their capacity is increasing.
Marport is investing to expand its services so it can be prepared for the increased length of these ships. In addition to Marport, Arkas has established Adaport, a container terminal in Gazimagosa, TRNC and Autoport, a port in Kocaeli that is specialized for handling automobiles.
The company has also signed an agreement to invest in Terminal del Golfo, located in La Spezia, Italy. All of these facilities are proof that Arkas Holding is an expert in port operations.