Ekol Opens Ro-Ro Terminal in Yalova, Turkey

5th October 2017

Logistics BusinessEkol Opens Ro-Ro Terminal in Yalova, Turkey

Turkey-based Ekol Logistics has commissioned the Yalova Ro-Ro Terminal.

The terminal had an initial investment of €40 million. After two-years of legal process and construction work, the Terminal is now open to importers/exporters in and out of Turkey and also for use as a hub for other destinations, such as the Middle East.

Beginning with an export trip, the Terminal accepted its first vehicles on October 3rd and the first Ro-Ro trip commenced on Wednesday, October 4. Alternative Transport’s Ro-Ro vessel, QEZBAN, has already set out for Trieste/Italy. The official Opening Ceremony will take place at an unspecified date in the near future.

With an 80,000 square-metre floor area and 500 trailer capacity, Yalova Ro-Ro Terminal has a dock with 2 ramps, X-Ray, a customs office, a laboratory, agency offices, social facilities for drivers, a short-term storage area of 16,000 square metres and an ADR warehouse.

Carcinogenic materials will be tested in the laboratories, paving the way for exporting textile and leather products, shoes, stationery and toys. The department analysing food items for import and export will be operational by the end of the year. As of November, vehicles destined for export will use the gasoline station without paying Special Consumption Tax.