Abstract:

Maritime transportation has been always becoming an important concept for the countries and the communities throughout the centuries. The Empires, states and countries having a connection with sea, have an advantage and more developed compared to the other empires, states and countries which had no land near the sea and no seaway transportation. Over the years, seaway transportation has been changed and re-shaped based on the demand of the communities and countries. After World War Two, ‘’container transportation’’ concept has emerged, American trader and entrepreneur named Mr. Malcom Mclean has used different loading methodology model by using boxes for seaway transportation without using bulk shipping concept. This new transportation model has resulted a revolution for the shipping industry and ports and terminals, and it caused the beginning of the new era for the industry. In consequences, the purpose of this study is to forecast the container cargo demand and supply of the Aegean region of Turkey by 2040 years. In addition to that we give the clear picture about ‘’ Kuzey Ege Candarlı Port Project’’ how much capacity that the port can commence operational in the region based on the study. According to the results of the study, container market in Aegean region of of Turkey can reach to 3,12 million TEU by 2040 year and 0,5 million TEU operational capacity can be enough for the first phase of the Kuzey Ege Candarlı port project.

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