Poliport

Poliport was founded in 1971 in Dilovası, on land rented from the Kocaeli Revenue Office, General Directorate of National Real Estate. With its jetty, pier, embankment and warehousing facilities, Poliport is one of the largest ports closest to İstanbul on the Anatolian side. Kocaeli Port is one of the largest and most important ports not only of Turkey but also of the European Union, in close proximity to the industrial zone where ~45% of Turkey’s GDP is generated. Kocaeli Port has an 18% share in Turkey’s foreign trade and a 16% share in the cargo handled. Poliport is the only independent chemical storage terminal, which does not carry out merchandising but gives storage and handling services for the products of third parties, and one of the few liquid storage terminals. Poliport, which has a terminal area with customs, eligible for import and every kind of transit trade practice, is the leading terminal of Kocaeli Port. Poliport is only 30 minutes away from Istanbul, 25 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, 400 meters from the new bridge, 1 kilometer from the TEM (Trans-Europe) Motorway and 1.8 kilometers from the D-100 Highway, and it is crossed by a railway. Poliport increased its bulk liquid storage capacity from 229,000 cubic meters in 2016 to ~237,000 cubic meters in 2017, invested ~$13.5 million in 2018 for a capacity increase to be commissioned in 2019, and planned an investment of ~$12 million in 2019 as part of its long-term investment plan.