Arkas Holding SA News

Arkas Line is enhancing coverage of the Great Pendulum service as of May 2018 by implementing the Leixoes call. Direct Leixoes call will help to improve transit time by replacing the railroad connections to Setubal while maintaining service reliability. New direct Leixoes call will bring opportunities for Arkas Line customers by directly connecting the main Mediterranean markets and Northern Portugal’s industrial zones. New GPS Service rotation will be Genoa – Spezia – Salern...

Arkas and its VSA partner - Cosco are starting a seasonal reefer service, under the name of Mersin-Russia Express, MER Service by the 43rd week from Mersin. This new joint reefer service addresses customers who are mainly shipping perishable cargo and want to leverage the reliable and fast transport service by sea. Weekly service With a lead time of 4 days port-to-port between Mersin and Novorossiysk, MER connects Turkish perishable products with the Russian market on weekly basis. The weekl...

Arkas Bunkering has signed a protocol with Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as bunker fuel in Turkish and nearby seas. As environmentally-friendly buildings, vessels and fuels have become more popular than ever, new applications acting as reminders for both states and civil initiatives of their environmental responsibilities continue to emerge. Sulfur cap With International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global sulphur cap set to enter into forc...

Arkas and its VSA partner “Sealand Europe & Med – A Maersk Company” are restarting the seasonal Russia Express Service, REX by the week 44th from Mersin. Joint reefer service This new joint reefer service addresses customers who are mainly shipping perishable cargo and want to leverage the reliable and fast transport service by sea. With a lead time of 4 days port-to-port from Mersin to Novorossiysk, REX connects Turkish perishable products with the Russian market on wee...

Arkas Line changed its service offerings through a new slot charter agreement (SCA) with the Algerian state-owned company CnanMed to increase its efficiency and capacity from West Med ports to Algerian ports. As of 26.11 new OEX Service (Oran Express), AEX Service (Algiers Express), BEX Service (Bejaia Express) will replace current WOS service (West Med Oran Service ), IAS service (Italy Algiers Service) of Arkas Line. The route of the AEX Service (Algiers Express): Marinda di Carrara /...