What Turkon Line does

Turkon Line is a privately held Turkish container shipping line founded in 1997 by the Kalkavan family (maritime heritage dating to 1954 via Kaşif Denizcilik) and headquartered in Istanbul. It operates six weekly trade-lane services: USM (Americas and Mediterranean), TRI (Turkey-Red Sea-India), TEL (Egypt and Lebanon), NWC (Northern Europe), ASA (France and Spain), and ITE (Italy), connecting Turkish ports to about 40 ports across four continents via 35 offices in 26 countries and a 22-agency network. The owned fleet comprises six vessels, with two additional 4,000 TEU LNG-fueled, scrubber-equipped newbuilds on order intended to lift service capacity by roughly 50%.

The core technology stack is SAP S/4HANA with the Container Shipping Liner (CSL) module fully integrated — a first in liner shipping when completed in 2021 — overlaid with the MyTurkonLine digital portal for container tracking, vessel scheduling, quoting, VGM entry, demurrage calculation, and gate-in, plus EDI (EDIFACT and ANSI X12) and an API layer still in progress for automated booking, shipping instructions, and electronic invoicing. Five ISO certifications are held (9001, 14001, 10002, 27001, and the world's first ISO 56001 in container shipping obtained December 2025), and the company is the only container shipping line admitted to the TURQUALITY Brand Support Program.

Revenue is generated primarily from ocean freight on container shipments across the six lane networks, with material ancillary income from container equipment rental (dry, reefer, open-top, flat-rack, pallet-wide), inland transportation (road, rail, and barge in Turkey, the US, India, and Europe), demurrage and detention charges, and a stack of surcharges (BAF, GRI, PSS, EBS, port congestion, war risk, equipment imbalance, THC). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customers are segmented horizontally into importers/exporters, freight forwarders, project cargo shippers, and perishable goods shippers, served through a direct sales model via regional management offices rather than third-party marketplaces.

Name

Turkon Line

Legal name

Turkon Konteyner Taşımacılık ve Denizcilik A.Ş.

Website

https://turkon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Turkon Line is a privately held Turkish container shipping line operating six weekly trade-lane services across 40 ports in 26 countries, serving importers, exporters, freight forwarders, and project cargo shippers with owned tonnage, inland transport, and a SAP-integrated digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Container Shipping Services

NAICS

Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111), Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation (48311), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE), Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF), Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF)

Keywords

• Container shipping services
• Ocean freight transportation
• Container logistics services
• Maritime shipping line
• Inland transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices29 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Container Freight (Ocean Freight / Navlun): Primary revenue stream from ocean freight charges for container transportation across Turkon Line's service routes (USM, TRI, TEL, NWC, ASA, ITE). Freight rates are quoted based on origin-destination corridor, container type, and commodity. Surcharges including BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor), GRI (General Rate Increase), PSS (Peak Season Surcharge), EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge), and port congestion surcharges are applied on top of base freight.
2. Container Equipment Rental: Revenue from providing various container types including dry cargo (20', 40', 40' HC), pallet wide (40', 40' HC, 45' HC), open top, flat rack, and reefer containers. Customers are charged for container usage as part of their booking.
3. Inland Transportation Services: Revenue from door-to-door and intermodal transport services including road (road transport network), rail, and barge inland transportation, connecting Turkon Line's port calls to inland trade centers in Turkey, USA, India, and Europe.
4. Demurrage and Detention Charges: Revenue from demurrage charges when containers exceed free time at ports and detention charges when containers are held outside port terminals beyond permitted free days.
5. Surcharges and Accessorial Fees: Various surcharges including Port Congestion Surcharge (Jeddah), General Rate Adjustment (GRA), Emergency Handling Surcharge (EHS), Emergency Fuel Surcharge (EFS), BAF increases, EBS (Emergency Bunker Surcharge), War Risk Surcharge, Equipment Imbalance Surcharge (EIS), and THC (Terminal Handling Charges).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Turkon Line is a container shipping and maritime logistics company operating weekly direct ocean freight services across six trade lanes (USM to US East Coast/Mediterranean, TRI to Turkey-Red Sea-India, TEL to Egypt-Lebanon, NWC to Northern Europe, ASA to France-Spain, ITE to Italy). The company offers dry, reefer, and specialized containers (pallet wide, open top, flat rack), door-to-door inland transportation via road, rail, and barge, and a digital customer portal (MyTurkonLine) for booking, tracking, and documentation, supported by an owned vessel fleet and chartered capacity.

Product overview

Turkon Line is a container shipping and maritime logistics company operating as a full-service shipping line with 28 years of experience. The core offering consists of six main trade-lane services (USM to Americas/Mediterranean, TRI to Red Sea/India, TEL to Egypt/Lebanon, NWC to Northern Europe, ASA to France/Spain, ITE to Italy) supported by owned vessel fleet and chartered capacity. Container equipment includes standard dry van (20'/40'/40' HC), special containers (pallet wide, open top, flat rack), and reefer containers. Value-added services encompass inland transportation (road/rail/barge), API & EDI electronic data interchange solutions, and the My Turkon Line digital customer portal for tracking, scheduling, quotations, VGM entry, and demurrage calculation. The company serves 40 ports across 4 continents through 35 offices in 26 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amerika & Akdeniz Servisi (USM) - Americas & Mediterranean Service
• Türkiye - Kızıldeniz - Hindistan Servisi (TRI) - Turkey - Red Sea - India Service
• Mısır & Lübnan Servisi (TEL) - Egypt & Lebanon Service

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MarportcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 February 2026Turkon Line and Marport entered into an operational cooperation agreement announced on February 13, 2026. Marport is a port terminal operator (Istanbul Marport) providing container handling services. The partnership enhances operational coordination at Istanbul Marport terminal for Turkon Line's vessels and container flows, improving efficiency in vessel scheduling and cargo handling.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Broad incumbents

• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services: Publicly traded container carrier with strong presence on intra-regional and Asia–Mediterranean trade lanes. Comparable product offering (FCL container shipping, digital customer platform, inland transportation) and competes with Turkon Line on Turkey–Israel/Mediterranean and emerging Asia corridors.
• Hapag-Lloyd: German-headquartered global container shipping line with major Mediterranean and Turkey service presence. Comparable product offering (FCL ocean freight with reefer, special equipment, and inland connectivity) but operates at materially larger scale on the same Turkey–Europe corridors.
• Maersk: World's largest container shipping line with end-to-end integrated logistics. Competes with Turkon Line on Turkey–US East Coast, Turkey–Northern Europe, and Red Sea corridors through its own vessels and the Sealand feeder brand. Vastly larger scale, broader service portfolio, and stronger digital platform investment.
• Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC): Largest container shipping line globally by capacity, with deep Mediterranean roots and strong presence across all of Turkon Line's core corridors. Operates a global vessel network that competes directly with Turkon on Turkey–Europe, Turkey–US, and Turkey–Red Sea services.
• CMA CGM: World's third-largest container carrier operating 500+ vessels across global trade lanes including strong Mediterranean and Red Sea presence. Comparable to Turkon Line on ocean freight forwarding and container shipping, but at vastly greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Ocean Network Express (ONE): Japanese-headquartered global container carrier (THE Alliance member) operating across Asia–Europe, trans-Pacific, and intra-Asia trade lanes. Competitor on Turkey's export-import corridors connecting Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
• Evergreen Marine Corporation: Taiwanese global container carrier with worldwide liner services including Mediterranean and Red Sea routes. Competes indirectly with Turkon Line on Turkey–Far East and Turkey–US East Coast corridors through alliance and independent services.

Direct peers

• X-Press Feeders: One of the world's largest independent container feeder operators, running a regionally deployed vessel fleet on intra-regional and short-sea trade lanes. Comparable to Turkon Line in operating model (mid-tier liner with chartered/owned mix) but focused more on intra-Asia and Mediterranean feeder work.
• Arkas Line: Turkey-based container shipping line operating Mediterranean, Europe, Black Sea, and West Africa trade lanes with a comparable mid-sized owned vessel fleet. Most directly comparable to Turkon Line given overlapping Turkish origin, similar FCL container focus, and regional Mediterranean/Black Sea network.
• Sealand (A.P. Moller–Maersk intra-regional brand): Maersk's intra-regional container brand focused on Europe, Mediterranean, and intra-Americas feeder networks. Closest scale and operating-model comparator to Turkon Line in the regional FCL feeder segment, though backed by Maersk's global network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/turkonline
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCq_jvCk8kKiBThvs-IgLoJA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turkonline
• Instagraminstagram.com/turkon.line/?hl=tr
• Facebookfacebook.com/turkonlineofficial

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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