Arkas Line has revamped its Turkey- Levant coverage. The new TLS is an Arkas Line stand-alone service deploying 3 vessels (M/V Saskia A - M/V Pierre A - M/V Martha A) with an average nominal capacity of 2700 TEU.
 
Operating weekly the new Turkey Levant service will rotate as follows:
 
Marport – Haydarpasa – Yarımca – Gemlik – Izmir – Mersin – Alexandria – Damietta – Port Said East – Port Said West – Beirut – Mersin – Marport
 
TLS will provide a wide coverage and direct connections between main ports of Turkey, Egypt and Lebanon. M/V  Martha A which sailed from Marport on June 7th was the services' first sailing.
 
Specifications:
 
M/V SASKIA A
Built               : 2007
Capacity        : 2824 TEU
Reefer plugs : 586
 
M/V PIERRE A
Built               : 2007
Capacity        : 2837 TEU  
Reefer plugs : 500
 
M/V MARTHA A
Built                : 2005
Capacity        : 2478 TEU  
Reefer plugs : 420