Arkas Holding

Arkas was founded in Izmir in 1902 by Gabriel J.B. Arcas. Lucien Gabriel Arcas continued his father’s profession as the second generation of the family until 1944 with a company that he called “Gabriel J.B Arcas Halefi Lucien Gabriel Arcas”. Lucien Gabriel entered the shipping industry in 1944 by founding a shipping agency in his own name. In 1964, the leadership of the company was passed on to Lucien Arkas, the third generation of the family, who now serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Arkas Holding. Arkas is a company that has been in existence since the beginning of the 1900s and currently operates in many different fields, including logistics services that integrate sea, land, rail and air transportation, agency services, ship operations, port operations, bunkering, automotive, insurance services, information systems and cruise ship tourism. Arkas Holding currently has 54 offices, 14 in Turkey and 40 in other countries (Greece, Italy, Monaco, Spain, France, Portugal, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisa,Libya, Iraq, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan). Arkas employs 6,790 people in Turkey and outside of Turkey in 62 different companies. Arkas is a partner (MSC, Hapag Lloyd, Yang Ming and Tarros SPA) or a representative (Hanjin Shipping, Grimaldi Lines, ACL, Marguisa Line, DAL and UAFL) for 10 world-class companies in Turkey. Arkas has also maintained a partnership with DB Schenker, the leading overland and rail transporter in Europe, since 1995. Arkas represents shipping companies such as Arkas Line, Hapag Lloyd, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping, Grimaldi Lines, Tarros, DAL and UAFL from its offices abroad as well as in Turkey. Arkas also represents shipping companies like Hamburg Süd, PIL CCNI, OOCL, UOL and BDP in foreign countries only.