Port Overview
Mersin International Port ranks amongst the top 100 container ports of the world. it is a trade gateway to 190 countries and one of the leading ports of Turkey with its total throughput.
Mersin International Port (MIP) is connected via railways and highways with Turkey’s industrialized cities such as Ankara, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Kahramanmaraş and Konya, and with bordering countries such as Syria, Iraq and CIS countries. It is one of the main container ports in the Mediterranean Region with its transit and hinterland connections with the Middle East and the Black Sea.
Mersin Port operating rights were assigned to PSA-Akfen joint venture of Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP) on 11th May 2007 for 36 years.
Port website: https://www.mersinport.com.tr/en
Key port information may also be found at: https://www.maritime-database.com/port.php?pid=2411
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Port Location and Contact |
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Country |
Türkiye |
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Province or District |
Mersin |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Port |
TOWN NAME: Mersin DISTANCE (5.5 km) |
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Port's Complete Name |
Mersin International Port |
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Latitude |
N 36° 47' 50.80" |
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Longitude |
E 034° 39' 04.20" |
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Managing Company or Port Authority
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Mersin International Port Management Inc. (MIP) |
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Management Contact Person |
Buket OZTURK – Sales and marketing Deputy Manager Engin AGALDAY – Sales and marketing specialist Emine AYDINOGLY – Sales and marketing specialist |
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Nearest Airport and Airlines with Frequent International Arrivals/Departures |
AIRPORT NAME: Adana Airport (69 KM) LIST OF INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS: Pegasus, Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, SunExpress, Aeroflot, Cathay Pacific, Corendon AIR, EUROWINGS, ITA AIRWAYS, OMAN AIR, ROYAL AIR MAROC, RWANDAIR, QATAR AIRWAYS, SINGAPORE AIRLINES, and TAP AIR PORTUGAL |
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Description and Contacts of Key Companies
MIP - Mersin Uluslararası Liman İşletmeciliği A.Ş.:
E-mail : ir@mersinport.com.tr
Phone : +90 324 241 2914
Fax : +90 324 239 0849
https://www.mersinport.com.tr/en/investor-relations/detail/Company-Information/364/1198/0
The Company is the operator of Mersin International Port (Mersin Port), The services the Company provides as an operator of a multi-purpose port include loading, unloading, terminal handling and storage services for both container and conventional cargo. Together with its subsidiary, Mersin Denizcilik Faaliyetleri ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (MarineCo), the Company also provides marine services, such as pilotage and towage. The Company also provides a number of other value-added port services, such as handling containers and cargo via rail, stuffing and unstuffing goods to and from containers, and ancillary services such as supplying fresh water, and sludge and garbage disposal.
For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List.
Port Performance
Mersin Port occupies an area of approximately 1240,000 SQM/ 124 hectares the largest area currently occupied by a Turkish port. It has 21 berths, including 9 container berths and 12 multi-purpose berths. It benefits from an extensive local cargo base from its hinterland which attracts over 20 shipping lines and 11 ro-ro lines that provide regular services linking Mersin Port to approximately 100 ports around the world. Mersin Port has an annual container and conventional cargo capacity of 2,6 million TEUs and 10 million tons, respectively. The average vessel waiting time at the Port of Mersin is 5.4 days.
Seasonal Constraints
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Occurs |
Time Frame |
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Rainy Season |
YES |
March – for one of two days |
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Major Import Campaigns |
No |
N/A |
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Handling Figures for 2022 |
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Vessel Calls |
3584 |
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Container Traffic (TEUs) |
2,020,967 |
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Handling Figures Bulk and Break Bulk for 2022 |
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Bulk (MT) |
7,739,550 |
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Break bulk (MT) |
1,000,000 |
Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges
For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link: https://www.mersinport.com.tr/en/online-services/detail/tariff/406/1222/0 & https://www.mersinport.com.tr/en/Images/ContentImages/MIP_Price_List_and_Specific_Conditions_01_July_2023.pdf
Berthing Specifications
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Type of Berth |
Quantity |
Length (m) |
Maximum Draft (m) |
Comments |
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Conventional Berth |
14 |
2215 |
16.3 |
Numbers: 1-2-3-7-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21 LENGTH OF CONVENTIONAL CARGO BERTHS: BERTH 1 : 155 meters BERTH 2-3 : 275 meters BERTH 7 : 42 meters BERTH 12 : 225 meters BERTH 13 : 85 meters BERTH 14 : 275 meters BERTH 15 : 275 meters BERTH 16 : 80 meters BERTH 17-18-19 : 495 meters BERTH 20-21 : 255 meters |
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Container Berth |
8 |
1395 |
15.8 |
CONTAINER BERTHS DRAUGHT RESTRICTION: BERTH 4-5-6 :15.00 meter BERTH 8-9 :12.75 meter BERTH 10 :11.25 meter BERTH 11 :9.50 meter BERTH 12 :11.50 meter LENGTH OF CONTAINER BERTHS: BERTH 4-5-6 : 500 meters BERTH 8 : 275 meters BERTH 9-10 : 225 meters BERTH 11 : 175 meters BERTH 12 : 225 meters |
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Silo Berth |
3 |
708 |
14.5 |
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Berthing Tugs |
4 |
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Pilotage, towage, and mooring services are provided with; 13 Harbour Pilot 2 pieces 60-ton BP ASD type tugboat 1 piece 45-ton BP ASD type tugboat 1 piece 30-ton BP ASD type tugboat 2 pieces pilot boat 3 pieces mooring boat |
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Water Barges |
1 |
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available alongside at 15 tons/hour and from one barge of 100 tons capacity. |
General Cargo Handling Berths
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Cargo Type |
Berth Identification |
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Imports - Bagged Cargo |
1-2-3-7-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21 |
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Exports - Bagged Cargo |
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Imports and Exports - RoRo |
1-16 & 21 RORO services
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Other Imports |
1 Passengers as well as RORO cargo |
Port Handling Equipment
Is the port equipment managed by the government or privately? Mersin Port is operated and managed by Mersin International Port , a private company owned by the shareholders PSA International Pte Ltd and Akfen Holding A.Ş.
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Equipment |
Available
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Total Quantity and Capacity Available |
Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage |
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Gantry Crane |
Yes |
Quantity: 12 Capacity: 40-65 Tons |
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Mobile Cranes (MHC) |
Yes |
Quantity: 5 Capacity: 100-150 Tons |
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stacker |
Yes |
Quantity: 17 With Capacity: 45 Ton |
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Empty Stacker |
Yes |
Quantity: 21 Capacity: 12 Tons |
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RoRo Tugmaster (with Trailer) |
Yes |
Quantity: 8 tug capacity of 160 tons |
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Transtainer |
Yes |
Quantity: 38 Capacity: 35-41 Ton |
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Forklifts |
Yes |
62 Forklift |
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Bulk Dry Cargo Handling Equipment |
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Liebherr LHM 500 |
Yes |
Quantity: 2 Capacity: 100 Ton & 140 Ton |
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Gottwald GHMK 7608 |
Yes |
Quantity:2 Capacity: 150 Ton |
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Gottwald HMK 280 E |
Yes |
Quantity: 2 Capacity: 100 Ton |
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LHM250 |
Yes |
Quantity 2 Capacity: 64 Ton |
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Industrial excavator |
Yes |
3 Industrial excavator 10 tons 2 Industrial excavator 14 tons 2 Industrial excavator 20 tons 1 Industrial excavator 27 tons 1 Industrial excavator 30 tons |
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Container Facilities
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Facilities |
20 ft |
40 ft |
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Container Facilities Available |
Yes |
Yes |
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Container Freight Station (CFS) |
Yes |
Yes |
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Refrigerated Container Stations |
Yes |
Yes |
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Other Capacity Details |
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Daily Take-Off Capacity |
Approx. 7000 TEU/Day |
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Number of Reefer Stations |
1338 power plugs |
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Offtake Capacity of Gang Shift |
Approx. 2400 TEU, Services are provided inside the port 24 hours with a rotation of three shifts: First Shifts: 08.00-16.30 Second Shift: 16.30-00.30 Third Shift: 00.30-08.00 |
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Customs Guidance
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Integrated (automated system) links between the port, customs, and banks.
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There is no free time for import cargo, there are 6 days free time for in-transit cargo
For more information on customs in Türkiye , please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information
Terminal Information
MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL
General Cargo
General Cargo loading and discharging services can be provided on 15 different berths, out of which 5 have direct railway connections. Thus import/export cargoes can be berthed on berths with railway connections and can be loaded directly onto wagons.
General Cargo handling capacity at Mersin International Port, is 1 million tons per year. Bagged, Big Bagged, Bale, Palletized, Slinged, Caged, Cased, and Barrelled cargoes are among the types of general cargo handled at the port where all loading/discharging storage and terminal services are provided in 3 shifts, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in warehouses and open storage areas.
Additionally, the following cargoes can be loaded and discharged: IBC liquid cargo tanks, sheet and rolled steel, cased, bundle or rubble marbles, attached ingots and block metals, attached profile pipes, cased glass products, iron bars, wire rods, iron products, paper bobbins, rolled cargoes, vehicle tires, wrapped/bale cargoes (hay, straw, cotton), boxed cargoes, lumber, timber, and rails.
Ro-Ro Cargo
Mersin International Port has 8 berths with Ro-Ro handling capability. MIP provides loading /discharging services to 4 Ro-Ro vessels simultaneously. The port, which can serve vessels with rear ramps and quarter ramps, has a yearly vehicle handling capacity of 150,000 units.
There are weekly Ro-Ro vessel voyages to ports in Libya, Italy, Cyprus and other countries. Considered the most important port for transit, Mersin International Port has become a transit hub for Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq, Iran and the CIS countries. The inspection of Ro-Ro vehicles arriving at Mersin port, upon demand from Customs Directorates, is conducted in with the X-Ray machine available at the port.
GRAIN AND BULK HANDLING
Dry Bulk Cargo
Loading and discharging performance up to 20,000 tons per day can be provided to post-panamax vessels sizes of up to 60,000 tons. Dry bulk cargoes are handled such as: cereals, pulses, cement, clinker, coal, Petro coke, gypsum, salt, fertilizer, sand, chrome, iron ore, etc.
Dry bulk discharged at the Port of Mersin can be stuffed directly into containers by using bunkers and chassis with dumpers.
Liquid Bulk Cargo
The loading and discharging of all types of liquid bulk cargo can be handled at Mersin International Port with 3 mobile quay platforms and 2 conveyor pipelines.
Direct discharging operation can be provided using 2 direct discharging platforms for cargo types such as p-Xylene, caustic soda, sulfuric acid, and asphalt.
Types of liquid bulk cargoes handled include; sunflower oil, canola oil, corn oil, caustic, palm oil and sulfuric acid, etc.
MAIN STORAGE TERMINAL
There are two dry warehouses and one temperature control warehouse inside the port and in Terminal 2 port.
Stevedoring
Container stuffing and unstuffing operations of cargo subject to import, export or transit regimes, either with equipment or labor, are carried out at the CFS areas by the MIP CFS Department. In addition, wagon stuffing and unstuffing services are provided on a daily basis for regions including Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Konya, Ankara and Iraq, and others.
Hinterland Information
Containers, bulk & breakbulk cargos are being transported outbound mainly by Road (Inland transportation) from 5 gates to other ports or to the final consignee in addition to one gate (E) leads direct to the freezone , however, part of the cargo is being moved by railway to Ankara, Adana, Karaman, Konya, Kayseri, Gaziantep and Kahramanmaraş and other industrialized cities as well as railway stations across the borders. Inside the port area, there is also a 4-lane railway terminal. With the RTG dedicated to the Railway Terminal, loading, and discharging operations however operating the railway services is done by TCDD.
Port Security
MIP provides services aligned to international standards and within the scope of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) and fulfils the responsibility of port security measures. At the same time, MIP has been fulfilling ISO 45001 standards since 2017 and ensures the safety of life and property. MIP has made technological investments to ensure full security inside the port. Some of those are Access Control Systems, CCTV, Under Vehicle Search Systems, Speed Control Systems, Body Camera Systems, Marine Control with Thermal Cameras, and Carbon Dioxide Measurement Devices.
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Security |
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ISPS Compliant |
Yes |
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Current ISPS Level |
1 |
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Police Boats |
Yes |
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Fire Engines |
Yes |
