Arkas Holding S.A.

Maritime transportation

In 2007, Arkas shipped a total of
1,895,858 TEU, increasing volume by
28 percent over the previous year.
Furthermore, agency services were
provided to 3,343 vessels at Marport
and Haydarpaşa in Istanbul as well as
at ports in Izmir, Gemlik, Mersin and Antalya.
(*) One TEU is equivalent to one 20 foot container.

Overland transportation

In 2007, Schenker Arkas completed
183,287 tons of overland shipments
with 13,614 truckloads primarily between Turkey and countries in Europe.
This translates to a 6 percent increase
in tonnage of overland shipments.

Air transportation

In 2007, Schenker Arkas created rapid transportation solutions to meet a 23
percent increase in demand. 51,856
shipments consisting of 21,103 tons
of cargo was transported by air.

Railway transportation

Ar-Gü worked to meet the increasing demands for transporting import and export shipments from ports via rail. The company transported a total of 610,000 tons in 2007, a 103 percent increase over the previous year. 17,016 containers of freight were transported on 12,482 railcars. Schenker Arkas' shipments on European railways increased 11 percent, reaching 149,118 tons.