AK-TAŞ Port (AK-TAŞ Tank Terminal), located in İzmit, Kocaeli, operates under AK-TAŞ Dış Ticaret A.Ş. and specializes primarily in the handling and storage of liquid chemical cargo. The terminal occupies about 10,000 m² of area and maintains a storage capacity of 37,500 m³ spread across 44 tanks. It is served by a 93 m pier with a depth of approximately 8 m, enabling direct vessel access for loading and unloading of chemical products.
Handling only liquid bulk chemical loads, the facility includes both bonded and non-bonded zones and is outfitted with appropriate safety systems and infrastructure to maintain compliance with chemical handling standards.situated along the Marmara Sea coast, AK-TAŞ serves as an essential node in Turkey’s chemical logistics network, bridging production, storage and maritime transport with operational reliability and specialization.
Dangerous Cargo Handled
Cargoes covered by the IMDG Code and IBC Code, as well as the following specific cargoes: ETHYL HEXYL ACRYLATE (UN 3082), ACETIC ACID 100% (UN 2789), ACETIC ACID 80% (UN 2789), ACETONE (UN 1090), ACRYLIC ACID (UN 2218), BUTYL ACRYLATE (UN 2348), CYCLOHEXANONE (UN 1915), DIOCTYL PHTHALATE (UN 3082), PM (UN 3092), PMA (UN 3272), IMPURE ETHANOL (UN 1170), PURE ETHANOL (UN 1170), ETHYL ACETATE (UN 1173), ETHYL CELLOSOLVE (UN 1171), HEXANE (UN 1208), ISOBUTANOL (UN 1212), ISOBUTYL ACETATE (UN 1213), ISOPROPANOL (UN 1219), METHANOL (IMPURE) (UN 1230), METHANOL (PURIFIED) (UN 1230), METHYL ETHYL KETONE (UN 1193), METHYL METHACRYLATE MONOMER (UN 1247), TECHNICAL-GRADE METHYLENE CHLORIDE (UN 1593), MIXED XYLENE (UN 1307), N-BUTANOL (UN 1120), N-BUTYL ACETATE (UN 1123), NONYL PHENOL ETHOXYLATE 1 (UN 3082), PHENOL 90% (UN 2312), STYRENE MONOMER (UN 2055), TOLUENE (UN 1294), TRICHLOROETHYLENE (UN 1710), VINYL ACETATE MONOMER (UN 1301), WHITE SPIRIT (UN 1300), ETHYL ACRYLATE (UN 1917), METHYL ACETATE (UN 1231), METHYL ACETATE (SAF) (UN 1231)
