Operating in Kocaeli, Port Yarımca reinforced its leadership in automotive logistics by single-handedly delivering 20% of Türkiye's total Ro-Ro (Roll-on/Roll-off) volume in 2025. With an annual handling capacity of 780,000 vehicles, the facility processed 428,119 vehicles last year, breaking its own record and confirming its sectoral leadership. The terminal — established in 2018 in the Bay of Kocaeli through a joint venture between OYAK and Japan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) — continues to grow as a foreign-trade gateway for international automotive brands.
Port Yarımca's 235,000-square-metre integrated service structure goes beyond the classical port concept. The facility — 100% automotive-focused, with modern technological infrastructure and strong operational capabilities — operates as Türkiye's only specialised Ro-Ro port. Its 20,000-vehicle storage area, including Türkiye's highest-capacity multi-storey car park among ports, allows large-scale operations to be managed simultaneously, safely and flexibly. In 2025 the port reached its highest annual ship-call and handling volume since its founding, setting a new record.
Port Yarımca's General Manager Gökalp Sözen commented, "As Port Yarımca, with the responsibility of being a Ro-Ro port providing services to international standards, we develop solutions that ensure high efficiency and operational safety for our customers in automotive logistics." Sözen emphasised that thanks to their integrated service model and strong infrastructure they manage processes from a single point to accelerate customer operations, and that they intend to continue investments focused on digitalisation, sustainability and operational excellence as the global automotive sector transforms. He added that they will continue positioning Port Yarımca not just as a port but as a strategic logistics centre generating value for its customers.
From a supply chain perspective, Port Yarımca's 2025 performance is notable for three reasons. First, the terminal's 20% single-point share of national Ro-Ro handling indicates a critical concentration in Türkiye's automotive export chain, raising the question of how operationally diversified the Türkiye bridge of the Mediterranean Ro-Ro routes really is. Second, the OYAK-NYK partnership shows that Japanese exporters continue to view Türkiye as a key link in the Europe-Asia land bridge; the NYK Line co-investment can be read as a signal of further investment into Turkish ports in the coming period. Third, according to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Türkiye's total port handling in 2025 reached 553.3 million metric tonnes (up 4% year-on-year), while container volumes grew to 13.99 million TEU (up 3.3%) — within that macro frame, Port Yarımca's 20% share in a single segment confirms the strategic importance of specialised terminals to a balanced national port portfolio.
Key Takeaways:
1. Port Yarımca single-handedly handled 20% of Türkiye's total Ro-Ro volume in 2025.
2. The 780,000-vehicle-per-year facility processed 428,119 vehicles last year, its highest volume since founding.
3. The terminal is Türkiye's only specialised Ro-Ro port — established in 2018 by OYAK and Japan's NYK Line.
4. General Manager Gökalp Sözen said investment will continue with a focus on digitalisation, sustainability and operational excellence.
5. Türkiye's total port throughput in 2025 reached 553.3 million metric tonnes (up 4%), with container volumes at 13.99 million TEU (up 3.3%).
