august 2008 no : 8 / 304

 
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Arkas was honored with the Pride Medal Special Award at the “Pride Awards for Turkish Sea Transportation”, which was held for the first time this year.

Libya has been added to the list of destinations served by EMES, which transports containers between major ports in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Arkas Shipping receives Golden Anchor in Agency Category

The winners of the 3rd Golden Anchor Awards were announced in a ceremony held by Dünya Newspaper Perşembe Rotası and the Maritime News Agency. Arkas Shipping and Transport S.A. received the Golden Anchor Achievement Award in the Shipping Agency category.

Ardep began working on its Integrated Management System (IMS) in February, 2007 and has now been certified for ISO 9001 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) and OHSAS 18001 (Work Health, Work Safety Management System)

After experiencing a severe economic crisis in 2001, Argentina achieved 8.8 percent average growth from 2003-2007 thanks to export revenues. Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world by land area and the second largest country in South America.

The first students graduated from the orientation training held for the “Engineers of Watch” qualification, which was started by Arkas and Dokuz Eylül University Maritime Operations and Management School, with support from the Ministry of Transportation and the Undersecretariat of Maritime.

Volcar, which operates dealerships in Izmir and Istanbul for Volvo Car Turkey, continues making investments. Volcar added a Mazda dealership in Istanbul and opened a new Volvo dealership in Karşıyaka, Izmir.

Haydarpaşa Railway Staion is not only the most modern entry point from Anatolia to Istanbul, it is also the most magnificent and poetic location to depart from Istanbul to Anatolia and the Middle East. This symbolically important, century-old building handles an average of 100,000 people per day with 140 commuter trains and 28 express trains. This old building will soon be given a new look when the Marmaray Project is completed.

Lloyd’s Loading List readers give awards to three renown international shippers

Schenker Arkas shares in the excitement of the European Football Championship

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