Mersin Port Grows With Investments

New investments that will increase the competitiveness of Mersin Port and provide more berthing capacity of 2 mega container ship are continuing.

While it was operated by the General Directorate of TCDD, on May 11, 2007, for 36 years. Transfer of Operating Rights privatized in the first place among TCDD ports with the Mersin International Port Management Inc. method. (MIP) drew attention to new investments in Mersin Port.

Mersin Chamber of Shipping (MDTO) Deputy Secretary General Halil Delibaş, MIP 2019-2020 period for the creation of additional sites, gate and highway connection road arrangement and terminal operation system (TOS) update has made significant investments.

Delibaş also stated that the CFS site was planned to be taken out of the port during the second phase of MIP's Field Project.

Within the scope of Optical Recognition and Highway Connection; The consolidation of the doors, direct motorway connection and the optical recognition / reading systems on the docks and gates will be completed next year.

System automatic doors, ease of damage detection, 7,5 million dollar gate and highway
connection investment includes 1,5 million dollar port area and port connection investments. TOS> OS Investments: Updating the container operation system and continuing the development of the CFS & Conventional operation system also requires a TOS investment of 3,5 million dollars.

Well; What will EMH2 (East Mediterranean Hub) investment provide? With the completion of the second leg of Mersin Port's $ 241 million expansion project, 2 mega container ships will be berthed. This project is planned to be completed in 2021. At the port, it can still accept ships up to 18 thousand TEU. It is stated that MIP continues pre-construction preparations for 500 meters of additional berth, 900 TEU of additional berthing and field capacity. ” (Gift Eroğlu - the Mersinhaberc)