Page 258 - Turkiye'de_Ulastirma

Turkey rose up to 13th place in world investments, start to carry out activities as
ranking with 1469 ships and 30.327.000 dwt soon as possible, 3.6 million DWT formed
capacity among 30 countries that control 86 capacity will be enabled to reach 10 m. DWT,
per cent of world fleet. Tonnage of Turkey which is aimed.
maritime trade fleet rose from 9.300.000 to
22.600.000. Turkey has reached the 6th rank in ship
construction in the world while it was
MILLIONS WERE SHIPPED ranked as 23rd. The exportation, which was
ON THE SEAS 290 million dollars in ship construction field
in 2002, reached 1 billion 270 million dollars.
Following the investments, made in
maritime, passenger transportation ratio Turkey succeeded in yacht construction
significantly increased in Turkish territorial industry and it was ranked as 3rd. after Italy
waters. While the number of cruise ships, and Holland. The figure, which was 37
visiting Turkey, was 821 in 2002, it reached million dollars in yacht production in 2002,
1685 ships by a 105 per cent increase in reached 241 million dollars in 2012.
2012. While the number of passengers was
332.702 in 2002, the number of passengers in TRADE IS NOW ON THE SEAS
2012 reached 2.133.930 passengers by a 541
per cent increase in 2012. The number of 91 per cent increase occurred in the
passengers, visiting ports in first six month- amount of loads, handled at ports, compared
period of 2013, has exceeded 700.000. to 2002 while an increase by 160 occurred
in containers as of the end of the year,
While Turkey is ranked as the fourth in compared to 2002. While 190 million tons of
cruise tourism in Mediterranean Sea after load passed through Turkish ports in 2002;
Spain, Italy, Greece, its ports have been the amount of loads, handled at ports today,
visited by 13.8 million passengers within 10 exceeded 363 million tons.
years.
NEW ROUTES HAVE BEEN
TURKEYS IS RANKED AS THE SIXTH IN ESTABLISHED ON THE SEAS
THE WORLD IN SHIP CONSTRUCTION
In addition to overseas linked Ro-Ro
Ship construction industry was relieved journeys, four new lines were opened as
of being stuck in Tuzla Region thanks to Mersin-Trieste in 2009, Tekirdağ - Toulon
the investments. Production capacity was and Pendik/Ambarlı-Marseille in 2010 and
increased 7 times more and Turkey became Mersin – Alexandria in April of 2012.
a brand in world in ship construction sector
by the balanced expansion of ship industry While the number of vehicles, shipped in
towards costs. The number of shipyards, overseas lines via Ro-Ro ships, was 200.000
which was 37 in 2002, has now reached in 2002, it exceeded 330.000 by a 65 per
71. As the 52 shipyards, included in the cent increase.

258