İzmir (Izmir) Transportation

Transportation

Izmir enjoys the advantage of being a significant export orientated city. It utilizes the benefits of its geographical position close to the markets of the European Union and those of the Near and Middle East as well as having Turkey’s 2nd largest seaport, Izmir Alsancak Port

İzmir - Alsancak Port

• Operated by the General Directorate of Turkish State Railways (TCDD)
• Second largest container handling capacity in Turkey
• Total area of 500.000 m²
• Railway and highway connections to Europe, Asia and the Middle East
• Rich agricultural and industrial hinterland
• Natural protection against sea and weather conditions
• Open to container, general, dry and liquid cargo ships as well as roll-on, roll-off vessels
• Continuous expeditions to all main ports of the world
• Potential capacity of 25 million tonnes
• 24 docks with a total quay length of 3,319 m
• Handles 26% of the total exports and 20% of the total imports of Turkey including 90% of all imports and exports from Turkey’s Aegean region
• The final handling capacity is to rise by 7 times due to an area expansion of 750,000m²

Cesme Roro Port

• Operated by Ulusoy Cesme Liman Isletmesi AS
• 1,060 vessels per annum
• Total length of 300 m quay
• 8m length draft
• Total area of 25,152.50 m²
• Destination Cesme – Adriatic

North Aegean Candarli Port (in the pipeline)

• A HUB port serving all major international sea lines
• 80 km from the city centre
• Annual capacity of 20 million tonnes
• The final capacity is to be 2 million TEU
• Total area for the logistics and warehouse is 2 million m²
• General cargo, bulk, RORO and container transportation, especially for Panamax-Post Panamax type transit vessels
• The railway and roadway connections
• To be tendered as a Build Operate Transfer project
• To be operational at the end of 2013

Dikili Port

• Operated by Dikili Liman ve Turizm Isletmeleri Ticaret AS
• 120 km from the city centre
• Closed Warehouse of 21,500 m² and open storage area of 12,500 m² with a 4 km distance to the port
• General cargo and bulk freight port
• Annual capacity of 1 million tonnes
• 132 m length quay
• Min. 9 m and max.12 m length draft
• Open to passenger vessels

Aliaga Port

• 12 private docks including Ege Gubre, Nemport and Petkim
• Open to third parties
• Approximately 4,500 vessels in 2010
• Annual capacity of 70 million tonnes
• Bulk freights, container and general cargo transportation
• Bulk freights: oil, chemicals, fuel-oil, diesel, gas, asphalt, naphtha, metal, iron, copper, grain, salt, etc.

Aegean Railway Network

• The largest network in Turkey
• Connected to Europe, Asia and the Middle East
• Connected to the Izmir Alsancak Port
• Access to all cities and important districts in the Aegean region of Turkey
• Passenger, bulk, container and general cargo transportation
• Turkey’s biggest intracity light railway public transportation project

Highways

• Connection to Europe, Asia and the Middle East
• Izmir Ringroad, Izmir – Aydin and Izmir – Cesme Highways with international standards
• Izmir – Istanbul Highway under construction
• Izmir – Ankara and Izmir – Canakkale Highway Projects

İzmir - Adnan Menderes Airport

• Open to international flights
• Direct flights from more than 40 cities from European and Middle Eastern countries
• 18 km from the city centre
• Capacity of 9 million passengers per annum
• Total area 8,230,945 m²