The Petkim Container Port Project is a crucial part of Socar Turkiye's "Value-Site 2023" initiative, which integrates "Refinery-Petrochemicals-Energy-Logistics." This investment aims to meet the current and future logistics needs of the Petkim Peninsula by increasing handling capacity. The first phase of this project, carried out by Petlim Limancılık A.Ş., a 100% Petkim subsidiary, was delivered in 2015, with the second phase completed in 2017.
Designed for APM Terminals, the port has an initial capacity of 1.5 million TEU and is notable for accommodating vessels with a capacity of 18,000 TEU. With backfill areas, it has expanded its container handling capacity to 4.5 million TEU, making it the largest integrated port in the Aegean Region. A total of 48 hectares of logistics area has been constructed, comprising 42 hectares for container storage and 6 hectares for back-office services.
Some key construction activities include:
Removal of 6.2 million cubic meters of excavation and backfilling with 3 million cubic meters of fill material.
Dismantling the existing breakwater from land and sea, followed by the construction of a new breakwater measuring 370 meters with 2.5 million tons of fill.
Construction of a 700-meter-long pier and its substructure, along with slope embankment works.
Jet grouting totaling 120,000 meters on land and underwater.
Dismantling the existing block pier and replacing it with a pile-supported jetty, including fill protection works under the jetty
Infrastructure works across 440,000 square meters of backfill area, with 60 cm thick surface concrete, construction of RTG crane walkways, and surface concrete work.
Ground improvement using impact-driven stone columns (238,393 meters) and pile works (43,366 meters).
Construction of soil nail walls and earth-reinforced walls (2,500 m²).
Construction of 14,500 meters of asphalt paving for access roads and internal port roads.
Installation of 50-meter high lighting poles.
Installation of infrastructure for electricity, drainage/rainwater/drinking water/sewerage, and fire lines.
Concrete surface coating, construction of a reinforced concrete transformer building and water reservoir, and a lighthouse.
Over 50 excavators, more than 200 trucks, and over 30 cranes operated on this project. The construction of the high-voltage switchgear was also completed to meet the energy needs of the PETKIM Container Port, including transformer and cell installations, high-voltage cable laying, connections, testing, and commissioning. Additionally, the project included the design and installation of low-voltage supplies and panels.
The Kanuni D.S. dredged 2,000,000 m³ of seabed, performing rock breaking and dredging at 150 MPa hardness for the Petkim Container Port.
