Mersin International Port is the second largest port in Turkey after the port of “Ambarli”. Mersin International Port is located near Istanbul, and as is clear from the name of the Mersin international port, it is located in the Turkish city of Mersin, located in southern Turkey on the Mediterranean coast.
And since the opening of the Mersin international port, the city of Mersin has become Turkey’s gateway to the Caucasus, the Middle East and Africa, and the international port of Mersin is one of the ports of the Turkish Railways “TCDD”, and it was granted the right to operate the port starting from May 11, 2007 for a period of 36 years, and this important port is one of the ports designated for the transportation of heavy cargo in Turkey and loading and unloading of heavy goods. Mersin international port is also an international center for many ships heading to Europe.
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Mersin International Port Features:
Mersin International Port is well-equipped for heavy shipping. The port also has a railway infrastructure, which is the best in all of Turkey. Where there are 5 berths for railway lines connected to the port to be loading and unloading goods easily from and to ships directly. The most important railway line connected to the port is a railway through the Adana-Mersin line.
The port is located on an area of 785,000 square meters (194 acres), and the port of Mersin has 45 berths. It can take about 6000 ships annually, and the port has a capacity of 500 floating boats and the same on the shore.
Mersin International Port was opened in 2011 and its construction cost about 100 million Turkish liras.
The port of Mersin in itself can be considered a coastal city as it includes many vital integrated facilities that brought life to the city of Mersin through the free zone surrounding the port.
Free Zone Surrounding Mersin International Port:
Mersin International Port is surrounded by a free zone, which is the first free zone in Turkey. This free zone was established in 1986, and it is a public ownership area for foreign investors.
The free zone surrounding the Mersin port includes the following:
- Warehouses and shops,
- Engineering workshops for dismantling and assembly,
- Many banks and insurance companies,
- Packaging companies,
- Multiple product exhibitions
This free zone is the most important free zone in Europe, as it is close to the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern and Western Europe, the Russian Federation and Central Asia.
So now we know more about Mersin international port, that it is the second largest port in Turkey, and the services it provides such as loading and unloading heavy goods, and it is also an international center for ships headed to Europe, so it’s basically designed for the transportation of heavy cargo. Mersin international port also has the best railway infrastructure of all in Turkey.
We can also consider the international port of Mersin as a coastal area that brought life to the city of Mersin, it has a free zone that is considered the most important in Europe because it is close to the middle east, Africa, Eastern and Western Europe, the Russian Federation and Central Asia, so it is basically in the middle of the world.
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