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About OOCL in Turkey
OOCL opened  its own office in Istanbul on 1 January, 2012. Our agent Egekont Container Transport A.S. represents us in Izmir and Mersin.

Turkey stretches from the Anatolian Peninsula of Southwestern Asia to the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe.  Turkey is bordered by Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armania, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq and Syria.  The Black Sea is to the North of Turkey, the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmar to the West and the Mediterranean Sea to the South.

Due to its strategic location between Europe and Asia, Turkey has historically been the crossroads between Eastern and Western cultures.

Turkey's population is approximately 73 million people and it encompasses a total area of 780,580 square km.  Its capital is Ankara and its largest city is Istanbul.

Total Port Container Throughput per annum

Location

 2004    

   2005 

2006

2007

   2008

Istanbul-Ambarli

 1,078,406

1,185,768

1,446,267

1,940,000

 2,262,000

Izmir

804,563

784,377

847,926

892,217

895,000

Source: CI online

 

 

 

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