An environmental friendly port in the eastern coastlines of The Dardanelles: The Çanakkale Kepez Port

Abstract

The Çanakkale Kepez Port is situated in the part of Southern Marmara of Marmara Region, in the eastern coastlines of the Dardanelles and in the northern coastlines of Kepez Cape. The Southern Marmara part and Northern Aegean have formed the hinterland in our country of the port which exists on the routes of international maritime trade. While the port comes to the fore in respect of the function of service port, cargoes and passengers transportation play an important part too. As well as the advantages resulting from its geographical situation of the Çanakkale Kepez Port, it has a various of differentiated propertics with regard to the services it presents. In addition to the solid and liquid disposals purchasing services, the port has a production establisment of maritime fuel which will process the fuel oil and fuel oil derived disposals in the recycle facilities. From this aspect, the strait and the affiliated seas have an important mission to keep the dirty away. In the study, besides the locaton of Çanakkale Kepez Port and Its natural environmental features, It is dealt with the foundation, development and general charasteristics of the port and its connection with the environment and its field of effect. Besides this, it is mentioned about the cargoes and passengers transportation, solid and liquid disposal purchasing services, disposal recycle establishments and some projects being carried on.