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New service direct weekly magazine of the Tarros for the Turkish port of Mersin
In Italy the line will scale La Spezia let alone Salerno outbound and Naples in the return travel
June 17, 2011
In the next few days the Italian group Tarros will begin a new service direct weekly magazine for the port of Mersin, on the Mediterranean coast in the South of Turkey. In Italy the line will scale three ports: to La Spezia the Terminal of the Gulf (managed directly from Tarros), the Amoruso Terminal to Salerno outbound and the Co.na.te.co terminal to Naples in the return travel.
The port of Mersin, than until now is served by Tarros via transhipment, currently is managed by group PSA International of joint venture Singapore in with the Turk Akfen Holdings and is object of a program of modernization in order to increase the operating ability, than in 2010 it has exceeded the million container teu. The Turkish port is also the Mediterranean door of income for Iraq, nation that although lasting of serious problems is proceeding in the reconstruction and where many Italian enterprises are engaged.
The first ship in departure from for Mersin, the Wind of North wind that has nominal ability 1,200 teus/capacity 870 teus to 14 tons, is previewed for next the 23 june and by Salerno on 24 June, and will be continuation from the Wind of Zephyr previewed from on 3 July. Transit the Time will be of nine days from La Spezia and seven days from Salerno.
Regarding the traffics in escape from Mersin, this port, as well as to Italy, directly will be connected also to Egypt, to Morocco and Portugal, let alone, in transfer via La Spezia, to the other Countries of the Africa North and to Malta thanks to the regular departures Tarros for these ports.
With the directed port of call to Mersin the Tarros Group ulteriorly improves the level of its Italy-Turkey services, than from many years they connect every week - with the most regular service - three ports in the North of Turkey - Istanbul, Gemlik and Gebze - besides Izmir on the Aegean coast of the Country.
Tarros is represented in the Turkish ports from agency Tarros Shipping & Transport S.A., than it makes use of the Arkas group as subagente to Mersin (17 Decembers 2010).
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