Marine shipping is considered as the most important way of international shipping worldwide. It has the most competitive shipping fees, nevertheless relatively long shipping time compared to other shipping methods.
It has the possibility of shipping all types of goods in cost effective and secure way. It is suitable for carrying large, huge and heavy loads (construction machines, aircrafts, cars, machine tools and spare parts), solid materials (textiles, medical equipments, stones, woods, grains, packaged dry foods, building materials, consumer goods) liquid, gas, oil and hazardous materials (chemicals, infectious substances, radioactive materials, compressed gases, lithium batteries, dry ice, liquid nitrogen, solvent-based paints, garden chemicals, cleaning and polishing chemicals, swimming pool or spa chemicals), perishable goods ( fresh vegetables and fruits, frozen products, chocolate, medical drugs) and live animals to worldwide.
Turkey is located in a very important point due to its geopolitical location. It is surrounded with the Black Sea at the north, the Aegean Sea at the west and Mediterranean Sea at the southwest. There is also the Marmara Sea, which is an inland sea connecting the countries around the Black Sea through Istanbul Strait (Bosphorus) with the countries around the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas through Canakkale Strait (Dardanelles). It is a very important transit point for commercial shipping.