Frequently Asked Questions

TURKEY SEA PORTS:

Gemlik [Roda Port, Borusan, Gemport], Iskenderun, Istanbul [Haydarpaşa, Ambarlı], Izmir [Aliağa, Tce Ege, Nemport], Izmit [Evyapport, Yılport, Dp Word Yarımca],  Mersin, Samsun, Trabzonport

USA SEA PORTS:

Anchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Canaveral, Portland (Oregon), Prudhoe Bay, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Tampa, Toledo

GERMANY SEA PORTS:

Berlin, Bonn, Brake, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cologne, Dresden, Duisburg, Emden, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Kiel, Luebeck, Magdeburg, Mannheim, Rostock, Stuttgart

ARGENTINA SEA PORTS:

Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Comodoro Rivadavia, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Mar Del Plata, Necochea, Rio Gallegos, Rosario, Santa Fe, Ushuaia

ALBANIA SEA PORTS:

Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore

AUSTRALIA SEA PORTS:

Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport (Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville

AUSTRIA SEA PORTS:

Linz, Vienna, Enns, Krems

AZERBAIJAN SEA PORTS:

Baku

BAHRAIN SEA PORTS:

Manama, Mina Salman, Sitrah

BANGLADESH SEA PORTS:

Chittagong, Dakka, Mongla, Narayangan

BELGIUM SEA PORTS:

Antwerp, Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liege, Mons, Namur, Oostende, Zeebrugge

U.A.E. SEA PORTS:

Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Das Adası, Dubai, Khawr Fakkan, Mina Jabal Ali, Mina Khalid, Mina Rashid, Mina Saqr, Mina Zayid, Umm al Qaywayn, Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA SEA PORTS: 

Bosanska Gradiska, Bosanski Brod, Bosanski Samac, Brcko Orasje

BRAZIL SEA PORTS:

Belem, Fortaleza, Ilheus, Imbituba, Manaus, Paranagua, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Salvador, Santos, Vitoria

BULGARIA SEA PORTS:

Burgas, Lom, Nesebur, Ruse, Varna, Vidin

CZECH REPUBLIC SEA PORTS:

Decin, Prague, Usti nad Labem

CHINA SEA PORTS:

Hong Kong, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Huangpu, Lianyungang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shantou, Tianjin, Xiamen, Xingang, Yantai, Zhanjiang

DENMARK SEA PORTS:

Abenra, Alborg, Arhus, Copenhagen, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Kolding, Odense, Roenne, Vejle

INDONESIA SEA PORTS:

Cilacap, Cirebon, Jakarta, Kupang, Makassar, Palembang, Semarang, Surabaya

ESTONIA SEA PORTS:

Haapsalu, Kunda, Muuga, Paldiski, Parnu, Tallinn

SOUTH AFRICA SEA PORTS:

Cape Town, Durban, East London, Mosselbaai, Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha

SOUTH KOREA SEA PORTS:

Chinhae, Inch’on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp’o, P’ohang, Pusan, Tonghae-hang, Ulsan, Yosu

GEORGIA SEA PORTS:

Batum, Poti, Sokhumi

INDIA SEA PORTS:

Chennai, Cochin, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata, Mumbai, Vishakhapatnam

HOLLAND SEA PORTS:

Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen, Haarlem, Ijmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht, Vlissingen

IRAQ SEA PORTS:

Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr ve Al Basrah

UK SEA PORTS:

Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Tees, Tyne

SPAIN SEA PORTS:

Aviles, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cadiz, Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Ceuta, Huelva, La Coruna, Las Palmas, Malaga, Melilla, Pasajes, Gijon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santander, Tarragona, Valencia, Vigo

ISRAEL SEA PORTS:

Ashdod, Ashqelon, Eilat, Hadera, Haifa, Tel Aviv-Yafo

SWEDEN SEA PORTS:

Gavle, Goteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Hudiksvall, Kalmar, Karlshamn, Malmo, Solvesborg, Stockholm, Sundsvall

SWITZERLAND SEA PORTS:

Basel

ITALY SEA PORTS:

Augusta, Bagnoli, Bari, Brindisi, Gela, Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Milazzo, Naples, Porto Foxi, Porto Torres, Salerno, Savona, Taranto, Trieste, Venice

JAPAN SEA PORTS:

Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai

CANADA SEA PORTS:

Becancour, Churchill, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, New Westminster, Prince Rupert, Quebec, Saint John, St. John’s, Sept Isles, Sydney, Trois-Rivieres, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor

KUWAIT SEA PORTS:

Ash Shu’aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Kuveyt, Mina’ ‘Abd Allah, Mina’ al Ahmadi, Mina’ Su’ud

CUBA SEA PORTS:

Cienfuegos, Havana, Manzanillo, Mariel, Matanzas, Nuevitas, Santiago de Cuba

MEXICO SEA PORTS:

Acapulco, Altamira, Coatzacoalcos, Ensenada, Guaymas, La Paz, Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Progreso, Salina Cruz, Tampico, Topolobampo, Tuxpan, Veracruz

NIGERIA SEA PORTS:

Calabar, Lagos, Onne, Port Harcourt, Sapele, Warri

NORWEGIA SEA PORTS:

Bergen, Drammen, Floro, Hammerfest, Harstad, Haugesund, Kristiansand, Larvik, Narvik, Oslo, Porsgrunn, Stavanger, Tromso, Trondheim

PAKISTAN SEA PORTS:

Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim

POLAND SEA PORTS:

Gdansk, Gdynia, Gliwice, Kolobrzeg, Szczecin, Swinoujscie, Ustka, Warsaw, Wroclaw

PORTUGAL SEA PORTS:

Aveiro, Funchal, Horta, Leixoes, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada, Praia da Vitoria, Setubal, Viana do Castelo

RUSSAI SEA PORTS:

Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Khabarovsk, Kholmsk, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Murmansk, Nakhodka, Nevelsk, Novorossiysk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Saint Petersburg, Rostov, Sochi, Tuapse, Vladivostok, Volgograd, Vostochnyy, Vyborg

SYRIA SEA PORTS:

Baniyas, Jablah, Latakia, Tartus

SAUDI ARABIA SEA PORTS:

Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Duba, Jeddah, Jizan, Rabigh, Ra’s al Khafji, Mishab, Ras Tanura, Yanbu’ al Bahr, Madinat Yanbu’ al Sinaiyah, Riyadh

THAILAND SEA PORTS:

Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla

TAIWAN SEA PORTS:

Chi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T’ai-chung

TUNISIA SEA PORTS:

Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis

UKRAYNA LİMANLARI:

Berdyansk, Illichivsk, Izmayil, Kerch, Kherson, Kiev, Mariupol, Mykolayiv, Odessa, Reni, Sevastopol

OMAN SEA PORTS:

Matrah, Mina’ al Fahl, Mina’ Raysut, Muscat

VIETNAM SEA PORTS:

Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Vinh, Vung Tau

YEMEN SEA PORTS :

Aden, Hodeidah

JUGOSLAVIA SEA PORTS:

Bar, Belgrade, Kotor, Novi Sad, Pancevo, Tivat, Zelenika

GREECE SEA PORTS:

Alexandroupolis, Elefsis, Crete, Kavala, Kerkyra, Chalkis, Igoumenitsa, Lavrion, Patrai, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Volos

L = Length, W = Width, H = Height 

Incoterms regulates the distribution of transportation costs, risk transfers, and details of sales processes.

The liabilities of buyer and seller are described clearly for each clause in a 10 points scheme and picture explanations are added to ease the selection of the correct Incoterms. Additional notes are added before each clause, and basic contents are summarized.

Incoterms is not a law, but the buyer and seller need to agree on it in addition to the sales contract. Incoterms goes into effect if the buyer and seller agree on it completely. Legal and special provisions that are involved in specific contracts between the parties substitute Incoterms.

According to DLSV, in regards to some terms (such as Exw), the buyer is obliged to complete export custom clearance processes and obtain the export license.

However, as a general rule, sellers and exporters are responsible for these processes according to custom and foreign trade rules. In this case, the buyer’s obligation becomes invalid. 

An agreement on the Incoterms clause should be as below; 

Three-letter abbreviation, clear and net description, Incoterms status (no date on which the old Incoterms were repealed) Example : FCA Bonn, Factory II, Example Street 7, ICC Incoterms 2010

Because of the gradually growing worldwide trade volume and activity, consolidation of the shipments has become essential., sometimes. A partial seaway loading option is offered when goods do not completely fill one vessel on International logistics services.

Full Container Load (FCL): In case that goods to be transported are high in volume and fill the container, Flc loading is realized. So, a contract can be formed with the owner of the goods for a given period. When the shipment arrives at the port, the owner of the goods can transfer the goods to their depot or take advantage of our bonded and non-bonded warehousing services as well.

Less than Contaier Load (LCL):

In case that goods to be transported does not fill the container, partial container loading service is offered with the shipments that have two or more consignees. When the container arrives at the port, it is delivered to the consignee’s custom agent after control.

FCL/LCL: Two or more exporter’s shipments are loaded in one container, and there is one importer.
LCL/FCL: The container is loaded by one exporter, and the shipment is consigned to two or more importer. 
FCL/FCL: The full container has one exporter and one importer.
LCL/LCL: The partial shipment has one exporter and one importer.

CLASS 1 

EXPLOSIVES

Explosives are solid or liquid matters which go under chemical change very quickly under heat, strike, and shock. 

They pose risks to the environment by generating very high temperatures of heat and a high volume of gas.

They should be stowed away from the personnel and body of the ship. 

Examples of matters in this class: Gun Powder, Cartridge, Smoke Bomb, Ammunition, Dynamite vs.

1. Materials which can cause mass explosions.
2. Materials which have a danger of projection.
3. Materials that cause danger of fire or low risk of projection. 
4. Materials which do not pose an apparent risk.
5. Highly sensitive materials that have a risk of mass explosion.
6. Highly sensitive Materials that do not have a risk of mass explosion.

CLASS 2

GAS

2.1 FLAMMABLE GAS

They should be stowed away from any heat source or personnel accommodation spaces.

Examples of matters in this class:

Acetylene, Ethane, Ethylene, Methane, Hydrogen, Lighter fluid.

2.2 NON-FLAMMABLE, NON-TOXIC GAS

Examples of matters in this class:

Ammonia, Fluor, Prussic Acid, Chlorite, Carbon monoxide.

2.3 POISONOUS GAS

They should be stowed away from any heat source, personnel accommodation spaces, and foodstuffs.

Examples of matters in this class:

Argon, Helium, Carbon dioxide, Coal Gas, Carbon Monoxide.

CLASS 3

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

Flammable Liquids are the matters that have a flashpoint of 60.5-9 C.

Examples of matters in this class:

Tar, Gasoline, Thinner, Motor Oil.

CLASS 4

CLASS 4.1

FLAMMABLE SOLIDS OR SUBSTANCES

Flammable solids or substances are the materials that are easily ignited and exothermically decomposed by friction or other impacts. 

They should be kept away from fire and heat.

Examples of matters in this class:

Aluminium powder, Titanium powder, Naphthalene, Red phosphorus.

CLASS 4.2

SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE SOLIDS OR SUBSTANCES

Spontaneously combustible solids and substances are the articles that ignite itself and interact with carbon.

They should be kept away from fire and heat.

Examples of matters in this class:

Phosphor, Hay, Cotton, Charcoal.

CLASS 4.3

SUBSTANCES WHICH EMIT FLAMMABLE GASES WHEN IN CONTACT WITH WATER

Substances that emit flammable gases when in contact with water.

They should be kept in well-ventilated dry areas and away from water.

Examples of matters in this class:

Alkai Mix, Barium, Carbide, Ferrosilicium, Natrium, Magnesium.

CLASS 5  

OXIDIZING AGENTS &ORGANIC PEROXIDES

CLASS 5.1

OXIDIZING AGENTS

Oxidizing agents are articles that catalyze combustion by releasing oxygen.

They should be kept away from flammable matters.

Examples of matters in this class:

Sodium nitrate, Fertilize.

CLASS 5.2

ORGANIC PEROXIDES

They should be covered and stored in a dry and cool environment.

Examples of matters in this class:

Peroxide, Acetic acid, Hydrogen peroxide.

CLASS 6

TOXIC AND INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES

CLASS 6.1

TOXIC AND POISONOUS SUBSTANCES

Substances that can cause deadly poisoning and health problems if inhaled.

They should be stowed away from foods, accommodation spaces, and other shipments.

Examples of matters in this class:

Arsenic, Nicotine, Lead, Cyanide, Mercury, Pesticides.

CLASS 6.2

INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES

Infectious substances are substances that include pathogens and cause sicknesses when touched or inhaled.

They should be stowed away from personnel accommodation areas and foodstuff.

Health authorities must be informed of situations posing danger.

Examples of matters in this class:

Medical waste, Virus, Bacteria.

CLASS 7

RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES

They should be stowed away from personnel accommodation areas, foodstuff, and other shipments.

Must be avoided as much as possible.

Examples of matters in this class:

Platinum, Uranium, Thorium.

CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES

Corrosive Subtsances are the solid, liquid org as matters that damages and corrodes the skin when contacted.

Examples of matters in this class:

Hydrochloric acid, Acetic acid, Nitric acid.

CLASS 9

MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES

Miscellaneous Dangerous Substances are the goods which may cause danger during transportation not covered by any dangerous goods classes.

Examples of matters in this class:

Motor, Dry Ice, Lithium Ion battery.

L = Lenght, W = Width, H = Height, M3 = Total Volume(cubic meter)

TRUCK TYPE	L	W	H	m3		IMAGE
TILT TRUCK	13.60	2.42	2.40	79
	13.60	2.42	2.60	86
JUMBO TRUCK	3.10	2.42	2.55	79
	9.10	2.42	2.75
	3.50	2.42	2.45	83
	8.70	2.42	2.95
NORMAL WITH TRAILAR TIR (Optima)	6.20	2.42	2.50
	8.30	2.42	2.50	87
JUMBO WITH TRAILAR	7.80	2.44	2.85	110
	8.10	2.44	2.85
NORMAL OPEN TRAILER	upto 18	2.44	–	–
TRUCK WITH DUMBER	–	–	–	upto 25
JUMBO OPEN TRAILER	upto 18	2.44	–	–
LOWBED TRUCK	–	–	–	–

When calculating cost of goods to be transported, volume is as important as the weight.

Below formula is used for sea cargo volume calculation;

{Width (cm) x Length (cm) x Height (cm)} / 1.000.000

*For partial sea cargoes, if the weight of the goods is bigger than the volume, the weight will be considered.