{{Notability|corp|date=May 2025}}{{Short description|Turkish shipping company}} {{Infobox company |logo = |image = File:Navire conteneur SINE A à quai.jpg |image_caption = |type = private company |foundation = {{start date and age|1902}} |location = İzmir, Turkey |locations = |area_served = |industry = Transport |products = |num_employees = 7,300 |homepage = {{url|arkasline.com.tr }} |name = Arkas Container Transport }} '''Arkas Container Transport''' ('''Arkas Line''') is a Turkish shipping company, founded in 1902.
==Overview== The company operates 44 vessels, between owned and chartered.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.tradewindsnews.com/shipyards/arkas-confirms-boxship-orders/1-1-1207032|title=Arkas confirms ships order |date=16 January 2017 |website=Tradewinds |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref>
The fleet includes 40 container ships and 4 bunker barges,<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/turkeys-arkas-bunkering-sumitomo-corporation-signs-agreement-on-lng-bunkering/|title=Arkas bunkering |date=2 June 2015|website=JOC.com |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.tradewindsnews.com/boxships/arkas-cosco-team-up-for-reefer-service/2-1-441427|title=Arkas-COSCO team up for reefer service |date=11 October 2018 |website=Tradewinds|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> Evergreen<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/container-lines/evergreen-line/evergreen-arkas-launch-new-mediterranean-service_20150602.html|title=Evergreen-Arkas launch new service |date=2 June 2015 |website=JOC.com |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> Yang Ming, Hapag-Lloyd, Grimaldi Group.
Long-term representation and agency services have been established in Turkey for Lines such as Pacific International Lines, Hamburg Süd, Atlantic Container Line, Ethiopian Shipping Lines.
Since 1989, Arkas also has a logistic division for trucking and rail transport,<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.raillynews.com/2020/04/arkas-logistics-makes-railway-transports-with-contactless-operation-motto/|title=Arkas makes railway transport contactless |date=16 April 2020 |website=Raillynews.com |access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> plus one for air cargo.
==See also== *List of largest container shipping companies *Messina Line *Ocean Network Express
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category|ARKAS Line}}
==External links== *[http://www.arkasline.com.tr/ Official website] {{Container shipping companies}}
Category:Privately held companies of Turkey Category:Turkish brands Category:Container shipping companies Category:Companies based in İzmir
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