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OUR VESSELS
Arkas began operations as a vessel equipper in 1996. Arkas' first step was to build a fleet of three vessels by purchasing the Spanish built 580 TEU M/V ERKUT A (its first name was VIVIEN A) and the 580 TEU M/V WANDA A from Singapore in 1996, and then adding the 569 TEU M/V JAK A (its first name was DIANE A) to the fleet in 1998. In 1999, the Arkas fleet was expanded with the addition of the 1,022 TEU M/V BERNARD A, 1,022 TEU M/V ESRA A and the 540 TEU M/V TİMUÇİN (its first name was CLAIRE A).
In 2000, new vessels were ordered from the Peene Werft shipyards in Germany in order to increase the fleet's capacity and update it technologically. Then the newly constructed 1,208 TEU M/V DANIEL A and M/V YİĞİTCAN A were added to the fleet in 2001, and the 1,221 TEU M/V AURETTE A and M/V LUCIEN G. A were added in 2002. The Danish built 976 TEU MSC ŞEBNEM was also purchased in 2002 in partnership with MSC.
In 2004 Arkas continued making investments and expanded its fleet with the newly constructed 1,221 TEU M/V KARLA A and M/V GABRIEL A. In 2005, the newly constructed 1,529 TEU M/V MARGUERITE A and M/V HILDE A were added to the fleet.
The largest vessels in the Arkas Marine Fleet, the 1,604 TEU M/V CRISTINA A, M/V MARIO A, M/V MICHEL A and M/V JEAN PIERRE A joined the fleet with ceremonies conducted in Germany in 2007. The Chinese-built 1,145 TEU M/V ROZA A and M/V TOMRIZ A vessels were delivered in Taiwan . The 1,604 TEU M/V CLAIRE A and M/V DIANE A were added to the fleet in 2008, while the M/V WANDA and M/V BERNARD A vessels were built and added to the fleet in 2009. Arkas added the 1,139 TEU M/V MARTINE A to its fleet in April 2010. In May of the same year, Arkas expanded its fleet with the 2,500 TEU M/V VIVIEN A, the largest container vessel in Turkey . Arkas now has a total transport capacity of
34,387 TEU with 26 vessels.
Arkas Bunkering provides refueling services for vessels in the Marmara and Aegean region with three barges: the M/T Bornova, the M/T Urla 1 and the M/T Ulucak. Arkas Bunkering plans to continue adding double-hull barges to its fleet, which currently has a capacity of 4,950 dwt.
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