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New metro lines are also planned for Istanbul – which means more tunnel boring machines and construction equipment to be transported in the near future. Plus, there is the construction of the new
airport in Istanbul which “is moving full speed”, according to Eldener. He noted the large number of tower cranes involved in the project, with the airport due to open in 2018. Furthermore, shipbuilding creates
opportunities for project forwarders to deliver construction machinery or materials (mostly sourced within Turkey). Shipyards in the south of Turkey build luxury mega- yachts, most of which are transported to Dubai, Jeddah, Qatar and Australia using multipurpose and project vessels.
Energy: still driving demand There are numerous power generation projects ongoing in the country. “Some large-scale natural gas power plant projects such as Hamitabat and Kirikkale are under way,” Eldener confirmed. Current hydroelectric projects are all small scale (2-60 MW) and concentrated around the eastern Black Sea region. Several large-scale (600 MW and up) coal-fired power plants are in the pipeline as well. Meanwhile, most of the super heavy
pieces for the STAR refinery project in the Petkim Peninsula have been delivered and assembly is in progress. Turkey currently has an energy deficit,
with hydroelectric and carbon-based power generation forming the majority of its power supply. However, there is a great deal of investment in the wind energy sector in the west and midwest of the country. Turkey’s installed wind power stood at
4,718 MW in 2015 and the government’s goal is to expand this to 20,000 MW by 2023, explained Medini. To date Medden Shipping’s operations team has handled over 4,500 export and 2,500 import windmill blades for over 60 wind power plants in Turkey. Geothermal power plants are also
developing. For example, Bati Group has been involved in importing shipments from Yokohama, Japan, and Lake Charles, USA, for the Zorlu geothermal power plant – the largest of its kind in Turkey. Turning to nuclear power, this is “highly
debated” in Turkey, said Aydın. “According to environmental activists, its disadvantages include nuclear disasters, nuclear waste disposal, proliferation and a high cost. On the other hand, it does provide a huge amount of energy, which could be considered as electricity that can power the whole country. This means that Turkey
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could convert itself from an energy buying country to an energy provider,” he pointed out – and the construction of a nuclear power plant brings with it a need for logistics support. Kerim Basakıncı, chairman at crane and
port equipment hire company Das Oto, noted three nuclear power plant projects: one with Russia, one with the Japanese and French, and a third (not tendered yet) with China. Going into more detail, Medini said: “There is one plant called Akkuyu which is
being built in Gülnar, Mersin. Construction began on April 14, 2015 and it is expected to become active in 2020 with 4,800 MW of capacity. “Furthermore, a visit from the Japanese
authorities to our country on May 3, 2013, led to a consortium being formed between
Dako
Worldwide Transport
handled the
transportation of an 80- tonne
crystalliser
manufactured in Istanbul- Tuzla, Turkey
via the Port of Istanbul to St Petersburg, Russia.
Japan, France and Turkey to construct a second plant in Sinop, a city on the Black Sea coast. If this project comes to fruition, a special pressurised water reactor developed by Japan’s MHI and France’s Areva, called Atmea-I, will be used for the first time in the world. The foundation will be laid in 2017 and the plant will have a capacity of 4,480MW. “The last project, which is still under
debate, is planned to be located at Iğneada, Kırklareli, but nothing is confirmed at the
moment.”
Oil activity With a significant proportion of heavy lift and project services in Turkey being driven by the oil and gas business, it is evident that the drop in the price of oil has had a negative effect in the region. The low price per barrel simply does not justify exploration for new reserves. However, some oil and gas-related activity continues. The Trans Anatolian Pipeline Project
The Turkish government is planning to build a bridge at the end of the Marmara Sea, close to Çanakkale. It will be one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.
– Kaan Aydın, Bati Group
(TANAP) is under way and there is “serious domestic transport of pipes from local sources”, Eldener confirmed. “We expect major agreements between Russia and Turkey very soon, thus kicking the new pipeline project off as well as the Akkuyu nuclear project. We have to wait and see until the presidents of the two countries come to an agreement.” As many as 1,086 wells could be drilled
in Turkey between 2015 and 2019 in a bid to bolster its energy independence. “Only 5 percent of the oil and 2 percent of the gas demand is supplied by our own resources. We import the rest from Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Libya,” Medini observed. The CIS and Caspian area provides a
significant amount of business for Turkish project forwarders (primarily oil and gas-
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