Arkas Container Transport (Arkas Line) is a Turkish
shipping company, founded in 1902.
Overview
The company operates 44 vessels, between owned and chartered.
The fleet includes 40
container ships and 4 bunker barges, employing over 7,300 staff globally, regularly calling
ports located in 23 countries.
The main services provided to customers are from Turkey and Europe to the Black Sea, East Mediterranean, West Mediterranean, North Africa and West Africa.
A number of collaboration and partnership agreements are in place with other shipping lines such as
China COSCO Shipping
China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, abbreviated as COSCO Shipping, is a Chinese state-owned multinational conglomerate headquartered in Shanghai. The group is focused on marine transportation services. COSCO Shipping was established in J ...
,
Evergreen Yang Ming,
Hapag-Lloyd,
Grimaldi Group.
Long-term representation and agency services have been established in Turkey for Lines such as
Pacific International Lines
Pacific International Lines (PIL) is a shipping company incorporated in Singapore on 16 March 1967. It was founded by Singaporean entrepreneur Chang Yun Chung, who was the world's oldest billionaire until he died at 102 in September 2020.
Histor ...
,
Hamburg Süd
Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG, widely known as Hamburg Süd, is a German container shipping company. Founded in 1871, Hamburg Süd is among the market leaders in the North–South trade. It also serves a ...
,
Atlantic Container Line
Atlantic Container Line is an American, previously Swedish, shipping company owned by the Italian Grimaldi Group. The company operates large roll-on/roll-off (RORO) container ships between Europe and North America.
History
ACL was formed in Sto ...
,
Ethiopian Shipping Lines
The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE), known commercially as the Ethiopian Shipping Lines, is the national cargo shipping company of Ethiopia. Established in 1964, it is noteworthy as it has continued to operate despite ...
.
Since 1989, Arkas also has a logistic division for trucking and
rail transport,
plus one for
air cargo
Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air express and airmail.
Aircraft types
Different cargo can be transported by passenger, cargo or combi aircraft:
* Passenger aircraft use the ...
.
See also
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List of largest container shipping companies
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Messina Line
Messina Line is the maritime shipping division of Ignazio Messina & C., one of Italy’s most historical shipping lines, operating 21 ships in between owned and chartered, and a total fleet of 41,000 TEU containers.
Company overview
Messina Line ...
*
Ocean Network Express
Ocean Network Express Holdings, Ltd. (ONE) is a Japanese container transportation and shipping company jointly owned by the Japanese shipping Lines Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and K Line. Launched in 2017 as a joint venture, ONE i ...
References
External links
Official website
Companies of Turkey
Turkish brands
Container shipping companies
Companies based in İzmir
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