Port of İzmir

The Port of İzmir (Turkish: İzmir Limanı), alternatively known as Port of Alsancak, is a seaport in İzmir, Turkey. It is situated in the Gulf of İzmir.[7]

Port of İzmir
Location
CountryTurkey
LocationKonak, İzmir
Coordinates38°26′32″N 27°09′09″E
UN/LOCODETRIZM
Details
Opened1959
Operated byTurkish State Railways
Owned byTurkish State Railways
Type of harborNatural
Land area902,000 square metres (9,710,000 sq ft)[1]
Employees753 (2006)[1]
Chief Executive OfficerNihat Kaynar
Statistics
Vessel arrivals 2,047 (2018)[2]
Annual cargo tonnage 9,040,779 tonnes (2018)[3]
Annual container volume 610,908 TEU (2018)[4]
Passenger traffic 9,172 (2017)[5]
Net income₺383.2 million (2018)[6]

History

İzmir was an important port of the Ottoman Empire and the first quay was constructed in 1869. The port was constructed between 1955 and 1959.[1][8] Its first operator was Turkish State Railways. In 1960 it was acquired by DenizBank (a state-owned bank responsible for maritime business). On 1 January 1989 it was handed back to Turkish State Railways.[9] In 2007 it was privatized. But because of legal reasons the privatization was halted. In March 2017, it became a sister port of the Port of Miami.[10] In 2018 the port infrastructure was included in the Turkey Wealth Fund.[11]

Technical details

The total land area is 902,000 square metres (9,710,000 sq ft).[1] The total quay length is 3,386 metres (11,109 ft). With this length the quay serves for 18 ships. The average depth is 11 metres (36 ft).[12]

Business

According to 2018 figures, the number of marine vessels which visit the port is 2,047. The total trading size in the same year was 9 million tonnes.

References
  1. Baran, Hitay (June 2006). "İzmir Alsancak Limanı ve Özelleştirme Süreci" (PDF). İzmir Chamber of Commmerce. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. "Gemi İstatistikleri". Deniz Ticareti Genel Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "Yük İstatistikleri". Deniz Ticareti Genel Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. "Konteyner İstatistikleri". Deniz Ticareti Genel Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. "Kruvaziyer İstatistikleri". Deniz Ticareti Genel Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. "İzmir Limanı'nın 'çekim' gücü artıyor". Hürriyet. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "İzmir Limanı Nerede Haritası Umurbey Mh. Konak Izmir". www.haritamap.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  8. Çiçek, Ümit (June 2006). "İzmir Limanı'nın Tarihsel Gelişimi" (PDF). İzmir Ticaret Odası. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. Oral, Ersel Zafer; Özerden, Ayhan (June 2010). "İzmir Alsancak Limanı'nda Yük ve Gemi Hizmet Olanaklarının Geliştirilmesi" (PDF). İzmir Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. Şahbaz, Yusuf (16 March 2017). "İzmir Alsancak Limanı ile Miami Limanı kardeş liman oldu". Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  11. "Alsancak Limanı Varlık Fonu'na devredildi". www.turkhabergazetesi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  12. Chamber of Civil Engineers page (in Turkish)

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