Autoport was constructed in cooperation with Japan’s Mitsui & Co to fulfil the need for a dedicated car terminal. The facility is capable of handling up to 400,000 vehicles per year.
Autoport is designed to be a world-class car terminal with two berths, 328m and 246m in length, enabling operation of two vessels simultaneously. The parking lot has capacity for 6,000 cars.
Located in İzmit/Kocaeli, the terminal covers 160,000 square metre and is located in the heart of the automotive industry in the Eastern and Southern Marmara Sea region. The facility is operated by an experienced, well trained and proficient team.
A software system has been specially designed for the needs and workflow of the terminal, enabling customers to instantly obtain information about the current status of vehicles and operational procedures.
The port area is monitored with security systems that meet the standards required by the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS).

GEFCO, which has specialised in automotive logistics for more than 60 years, ranks – with a turnover of €3.55 billion – among Europe’s five leading transport and logistics groups. GEFCO is present in 24 countries and covers more than 80 countries. The company covers every aspect of automotive logistics on a global level for car manufacturers, parts suppliers and the two-wheeler industry, both inbound and outbound. Its mission is to create added value and generate savings for its automotive customers with multimodal supply chain engineering and optimisation. Inbound logistics GEFCO can engineer integrated flow-based solutions for complex inbound supply chain requirements combining services provided by its different divisions in transportation, contract logistics, reusable packaging management, Customs and tax representation as well as global part supply and sourcing.
Outbound logistics GEFCO, in addition to its traditional activities of shipping vehicles from assembly plants to storage centres and then distributing these to dealers and leasing companies, provides pre-delivery car preparation for dealers: reconditions and repairs used vehicles and offers customised special transport services.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is a leading independent provider of global factory-to-dealer transport solutions for the automotive, agricultural and construction equipment industries. The company also specialises in handling complex project cargoes such as rail cars, power generators, mining equipment and yachts. WWL’s sophisticated supply chain management services ensure an efficient integration of ocean transport, inland distribution, terminal handling and technical services.
WWL employs 3,300 people and deploys more than 60 modern eco-friendly car carriers and ro-ro vessels, servicing 20 trade routes to five continents. WWL transports 4.3 million vehicles annually: 2.3 million by sea and two million by land. Annual throughput of close to 30 vehicle processing centres is three million units. The company has a strong environmental focus and is an industry leader in developing innovative solutions to reduce the impact of its operations on the environment. WWL is owned by Wallenius Lines of Sweden and Wilh Wilhelmsen of Norway.

The NYK Group operates approximately 800 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of aircraft, trains and trucks, combined with various logistics services.
NYK's revenue in fiscal 2007-08 was $26 billion, and as a group, NYK employs about 51,000 people worldwide. The company has offices in 240 locations in 27 countries, warehouses in every continent, and harbour operations in Asia, North America, and Europe.

Vehnet’s innovative technology supports some of the industry’s leading organisations in meeting the challenges of finished vehicle logistics.
The company’s uniquely flexible and forward-thinking systems track, manage and optimise new and used vehicle logistics on a global basis, through transit, storage and processing, delivering visibility from factory to end user.

The Logistics Association (LODER) was founded in 2001 to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of logistics activities and to develop professionalism and job formation of logistics management in Turkey.
LODER is the only association of its kind in the country, and has approximately 400 members, representing logistics service providers, logistics service recipients, universities, information and communication technology companies and the Army in Turkey. LODER is also an organiser of successful international and national congresses, meetings, competitions, training and site visits every year.