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HaydarPasa port

Port Characteristics

PILOTAGE is compulsory for vessels entering or leaving the port. This service is provided by the Turkish Maritime Organization (TDİ) round the clock. Towage is not necessary for the vessels up to 2000 GRT. it is provided by the Port Authority round the clock. 3 tugs are available up to 2500 HP.
SEA CRAFTS comprise one floating crane of 250 tons capacity, 3 tug boats, 3 rai! ferries and 2 mooring boats.
HANDUNG EQUIPMENT Container handling operations at the yard are carried out by 4 quayside gantry cranes of 40 tons capacity, 18 rubber tired transtainers of 40 tons capacity, 9 reach stackers of 25 to 42 tons capacity and 8 empty container forklifts of 8 to 10 tons capacity. 9 shore and yard cranes of 3 to 35 tons, 6 mobile cranes of 5 to 25 tons capacity, 8 standart and 30 small masted forklifts are also available. Another facility available at the terminal is the provision of reefer facilities for refrigerated containers.
3RD PARTY HANDUNG EQUIPMENT One MHC of 65 tons capacity.
CONTAİNER LAND TERMİNAL There exists an container land terminal outside the port (Göztepe) for stacking the empty containers. it covers an area of 55.000 sqm. and the holding capacity is 52.800 TEU. Container stuffing/unstuffing operations and custom clearances are made in the terminal.
BULK CARGO FACIUTIES A grain silo belonging to TMO (Turkish Grain Board) of 34.000 tons capacity is available and has a conveyor connection with the quay.
THE RAIL FERRY terminal and ferries are operated between Sirkeci and Haydarpaşa. Three rail ferries each of 480 tons capacity are available.

Izmir port

Port Characteristics


LOCATION City of Izmir is situated in the western coast by the Aegean Sea . Izmir is the third largely populated city of Turkey and it is a business center. The port has a vast agricultural and industrial hinterland. It is the port for the Aegean Region's industry and agriculture and it plays a vital function in the country's exports. Ali different type of commodities and cargo groups are handled in the Port and port expansion studies are continued. The port is also connected with state railway and highway network.
PILOTAGE is compulsory for vessels entering or leaving the port. Pilotage and towage services are provided by the Turkish Maritime Organization (TDİ) round the clock.
SEA CRAFTS comprise one floating crane of 90 tons capacity and 1 mooring boat
HANDUNG EQUIPMENT Operations at the quays are carried out by 5 gantry cranes of 40 tons capacity. The operations at the container yard are carried out by 19 rubber tired transtainers and 20 reach stackers of 25 to 42 tons capacity together with 20 empty container forklifts of8to 10 tons capacity.
7 shore and yard cranes of 3 to 25 tons, 12 mobile cranes of 5 to 25 tons capacity and 20 small masted forklifts are also available. Reefer facilities for refrigerated containers are also available. The capacity of container washing facility is 20 TED per day.
3RD PARTY HANDUNG EOUIPMENT 2 MHC of 100 tons capacity.
BULK CARGO FACİLİTİES Two reinforced concrete grain silos belonging to TMO (Turkish Grain Board) of having a total 70.000 tons capacity are available and there is a conveyor system connection with the quay.
PASSENGER FACİLİTİES As Izmir is very close to the tourism and historical places on the Eagean coast, the port has a substantial passenger traffic.

Mersin port

Port Characteristics

PILOTAGE is compulsory for vessels entering or leaving the port. Towage is not necessary for the vessels up to 2000 GRT. it is provided by the Port Authority round the dock. Four tugs are available up to 2500 HP.
SEA CRAFTS comprise one floating crane of 60 tons capacity, one pilot boat, 4 tug boats and 3 mooring boats.
HANDUNG EQUIPMENT Container handling operations are carried out by 3 quayside gantry cranes of 40 tons capacity, 18 rubber tired transtainers of 40 tons capacity, 12 reach stackers of 40 to 42 tons capacity and 12 empty container forklifts of 8 to 10 tons capacity. 17 shore and yard cranes of 3 to 35 tons, 15 mobile cranes of 5 to 25 tons capacity, 15 standart and 26 small masted forklifts are also available. New container berth has 14 m . depth and gives to service for containers with 2 post panamax gantry cranes of 45 tons capacity. Another facility available at the yard is the provision of reefer facilities for refrigerated containers.
3RD PARTY HANDLİNG EQUIPMENT 2 MHC of 100 tons capacity.
BULK CARGO FACIUTIES A reinforced concrete grain silo belonging to TMO (Turkish Grain Board) of 100.000 tons capacity is available and there is a conveyor system connection with the quay.
THE RAIL FERRY terminal has 253 m . quay length and 12 m . depth alongside. İt has 10 km . maneuvering lines behind the quays for marshalling wagons.

FREE TRADE ZONE is near the port. It covers an area of 776.800 sqm. and activities at the zone were started on 1987. The free zone has some 500 m . quays with water depths of 8 to 10 m