[Turkey]Canakkale Port

Introduction
Port of Çanakkale, (Kepez port), in your service as of 02 Dec. 2005.

Kepez Port, which is the Company's (Kolin Construction co.) second port investment after Dikili, is 300 km to Izmir, 170 km to Balıkesir, 160 km to Bandırma, 90 km to Biga, 80 km to Can, 270 km to Bursa and 45 km to Ezine and existing state highways are convenient for all kinds of transportation.

Port of Çanakkale (Kepez port) has ISPS Code, and its service variety covers all requirement at the region, Dardanelles Straits even collection of slop, sludge, bilge water and solid waste with licensed barges which serve to the vessels around Dardanelles Straits.

Serving for the native and foreign tourists, cruise companies and passenger ships of various dimensions with the support of five-star Kolin Hotel, which has a capacity of 600 beds, belongs to Kolin Construction Co. that is one of the company partners and 500 meters away from Kepez port.

Location of the port and service variety provides industry of the region as well as importation, exportation and internal cabotage loads with furnishing services throughout the country with reasonable prices and relevant costs.

Suitability of the port for being used as a trans-shipment port reduces transport costs and low level of strait crossing rates (Mehmetcik - Kepez) holds advantageous factors avoiding serious losses of time for two-way line haulage of minimum one day.

We are proud to inform you that a new trade gate is gained by considering interests of both the region and our country for a continuous increment of our country's share in world trade and revival of the transit loads of today's line haulage with the spirit of our past Silk Road experiences.

Services
We able to collect your ship's waste, slop, sludge, bilge water and solid wastes whenever and wherever at dardanelles with our licensed barges. Port of Çanakkale offers flexible, reliable service for collection of oil waste/slop/sludge from your ship round the clock and time saving while waiting at anchorage, during bunkering or just for disposing waste. Proudly have to announced that, one of the most modern waste collecting plant in the world in your service at dardanelles straits. (The plant also has licence from the Ministry of Environment and Foresty).

The port is the nearest terminal to TROIA (18 km) Assos ancient area 70 km. Modern Passenger Launge and freeshop. In April, 2006 the first cruise ship