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july 2011 no : 11 / 339 Arkas Bunkering’s new barge begins operations Bernard Arcas,Lucien Arkas, Diane Arkas Aktaş,Horace Dumitrescu Alsancak 2, ...
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Arkas Bunkering’s new barge begins operations

Bernard Arcas,Lucien Arkas, Diane Arkas Aktaş,Horace Dumitrescu

Alsancak 2, Arkas Bunkering’s 5th Turkish flag barge, entered service in a ceremony held at Marport Port on Thursday, June 16th. Arkas Bunkering, a company founded by Arkas in 2006 to provide refueling services for shipping vessels, has now purchased its fifth bunker barge. The ceremony held to launch the Alsancak 2 was attended by Arkas Holding Chairman Lucien Arkas, Arkas Holding Executive Vice Presidents Bernard Arcas and Diane Arcas Aktaş, , Arkas Holding Board Member and CFO Horace Dumitrescu, Arkas Bunkering General Manager Ufuk Erinc, Istanbul Regional Director for the Undersecretary of Shipping Cemalettin Şevli, Çelik Trans Shipyard Chairman Ahmet Ötkür, important officials and other guests. In his remarks at the ceremony, Lucien Arkas emphasized the importance of quality bunker fuel and safe operations. He said, “We can say that Arkas Bunkering has the youngest tanker fleet in Turkey. We love to follow the rules. Arkas Bunkering serves its customers with double-hull barges constructed and operated in compliance with all regulations that have or will take effect and in accordance with international standards. New guidelines are expected to be released regarding barges. Inspections carried out by the Energy Market Regulatory Commission, the Office of the Undersecretary of Customs and the Office of the Undersecretary of Shipping ensure that the bunker fuel and the operations meet specific quality standards. We go beyond what the rules and regulations require. We are a company that also has its own principles regarding quality. In addition to ISO standards, we have additional analyses conducted to ensure that bunker fuel is used with optimal efficiency, because we simply cannot make any mistakes in Istanbul, one of the most beautiful cities in Turkey and in the world. The cost of fuel is a significant part of the cost of operations both on land and at sea. We know this, but we are very careful about safety as well as cost. The use of low-quality bunker fuel can result in grievous consequences that no one wants.” Arkas also mentioned how the economic crisis was continuing in the shipping sector, saying, “After the crisis, rapid operations will be very important to ship operators who do not want to waste time. We have invested in this barge during the crisis. We believe in the future of this business. The Alsancak 2 flies the Turkish flag, as do the other barges in our fleet, which is just as important to us as the fact that it was built in Turkey by Çelik Trans Shipyard. With the addition of the double-hulled Alsancak 2, the total capacity of the barge fleet has risen to 8,153 DWT. This ship is like a newly sprouted plant. I love agriculture. You have to wait seven years to harvest cherries. But the really good crop is not harvested until 10-15 years after the tree is planted. Arkas Bunkering is now entering a time of harvest.”

Çelik Trans Chairman Ahmet Ötkür presented Arkas Holding Chairman Lucien Arkas a model of the bunker barges Yıldızburnu and Alsancak 2

At the end of the ceremony, in honor of the event, Çelik Trans Chairman Ahmet Ötkür presented Arkas Holding Chairman Lucien Arkas with a model of the bunker barge constructed for Arkas Bunkering at their shipyard. Today Arkas Bunkering is not only a supplier that bunkers fuel for all vessels that request it in Turkey, it is also procuring high quality bunker fuel by working with local suppliers in locations around the world where the fuel is requested.

Technical features of the M/T ALSANCAK 2: Dwt: 1,770 tons Cargo capacity: 1,620 m3 Pump capacity: IFO: 500 m3/hr, MGO: 120 m3/hr Speed: 11 knots Engine: 2 X 373KW Cummins KTA 19M3

For more information: Izmir (0232) 411 00 34 [email protected]

Arkas becomes an agent for PIL in Russia

Arkas is providing agency services in Russia for Pacific International Lines (PIL) with a new company it has founded called PIL Novorossiysk. Arkas has taken on agency services for PIL, which has started service to the Far East from Novorossiysk, a major port on the Black Sea. In order to carry out these activities, Arkas has started a new company called PIL Novorossiysk. The first vessel, named Kota Pusaka, started regular weekly service from Novorossiysk to the Far East by calling at Novorossiysk in May. This route will provide a valuable service to Russian customers who export and import goods between Russia and the Far East. Products exported from Novorossiysk to the Far East include paper, rubber, grain, chemicals and metal products, while imports include household goods, plastic products, toys, textiles and shoes. After beginning service in January, PIL Novorossiysk has a goal of shipping 20 percent of the export and import goods transported between Russia and the Far East by the end of the year. Arkas Russia, which has been operating in Novorossiysk since 2007, provides agency services for Arkas line, Tarros and Hapag-Lloyd. The company accepts import shipments that arrive at Novorossiysk Port and delivers them to Russia and all nations in Commonwealth of Independent States via rail and highway connections. After the goods are offloaded at the port, logistics services are provided by Arlogic Russia, which was founded in 2010..

Russia: Office 15 Business Center Plaza, ul. Sovetov 24, Novorossiysk 353900 Tel:(00 7 8617) 607 337 Fax: (00 7 8617) 301 910

LA Wines introduces its dream, “Mon Rêve”

The new logo for LA Organic Vineyards and Wines and their new series of wines, Mon Rêve, was introduced in June. LA Wines has accelerated its restructuring efforts by recently changing its name from Idol to LA Organic Vineyards and Wines, SA. The company continues to create brands with new blends, to position its brands in the market and to modernize production. LA’s new symbol is the legendary griffin, a beast that has the body of a lion with the wings and head of an eagle and is believed to have irresistible power because it combines the features of the strongest animals of the earth and sky. LA Vineyards, the largest vineyard in Turkey consisting of a single parcel, is located on 16.8 hectares of land in Torbalı, Izmir. The griffon is well suited for the new brand, which comes from Lucien Arkas’ initials, because the company will serve as a protector of the region by combining the power of the earth with the freedom of the skies. In his speech at the evening promotional ceremony, Lucien Arkas said, “Wine does not come from Western culture, it comes from Mediterranean culture. The oldest fossils of vineyards are found in Georgia, Anatolia and Florence. Our goal is to revive this culture, which was born in Anatolia. At LA Organic Vineyards and Winery, we want to market products that have a good balance of price and quality. As we have emphasized in the company name, we produce our wines from grapes grown with organic vineyard methods. We have positioned Mon Rêve in the middle upper segment of the market.” 130,000 bottles will be produced for Mon Rêve and its series, which are harvested at night from grapes grown organically in LA vineyards and bottled on site. There are seven varieties of Mon Rêve and its series: Mon Rêve and Cabernet Sauvignon, Mon Rêve and Tempranillo, Mon Rêve and Sangiovese, Mon Rêve and Chardonnay Chenin Blanc, Mon Rêve and Viognier Chardonnay and Mon Rêve and Emir wines. Total production capacity for LA Wines in 2011 is 750,000 liters. Even though it is a new brand, the company is growing with sure and confident steps and has set a goal of doubling its annual production capacity next year to more than 1,500,000 liters. LA Wines has a total of 17 varieties of wine in four segments.

Lucien Arkas

Telephone for Orders: 444 52 11

A center for trade that defies the passing of time: Algiers

General view of the Algerie

With its location on the shores of the Mediterranean, its rich heritage that draws from many civilizations and its attractiveness throughout history as a commercial gateway for North Africa, today Algiers is the darling of North Africa. Algiers Port is being revamped in order to handle the constantly increasing commercial traffic and offer more work for Algerians. Thus it will be able to maintain its influence for centuries to come

Algiers, the port, the Admiralty Basin and lighthouse

The name of the city of Algiers comes from the Arabic word al-jaza’ir, which means ‘islands’. It is said that this beautiful coastal city was given this name because of the small islands that were right in front of the city. However, these islands no longer exist, because the famous Turkish seaman Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha joined them together and to the mainland to build a breakwater that would create a safe harbor. First founded by the Carthaginians, Algiers suffered from attacks by the Spanish navy and the threat of the pirates

of Rhodes in the 1500’s, so Teumi, the amir of Algiers, asked for help from the Ottoman Empire. After Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa saved the city from its enemies, Algiers came under Ottoman rule for about 300 years, from the 16th to the 19th centuries. When the Ottoman Empire became weak, the French invaded Algiers in 1830 and used the city as their colony until 1962. At that time the people revolted against France and Algiers became the central stage for their war of independence. When the country gained political and economic independence in July 1962, it acquired the demographic makeup it has today. The city’s population increased rapidly and it is estimated to be around five million in 2011. Because most of the country is covered by desert, most of the people live in cities like Algiers and Oran. The population is very young, and most of them work in industry and commerce. The heart of North African commerce With a stock exchange worth 60 million Euro, the city of Algiers is quite an important financial, economic and commercial center. It is the most expensive city in North Africa and the 50th most expensive city in the world. The largest resource that has helped develop the city of Algiers is the export of oil and natural gas, which form the country’s backbone. Export of products such as beans, figs and apricots also help to bolster the country’s revenues. In spite of the government’s reformist agriculture policy, Algerians are unable to produce enough agricultural products for themselves, so they import food products from many countries including France and Italy. Although the city’s infrastructure, transportation, housing and commercial centers are insufficient for the size of the population, the government works hard to set aside money for these issues. Last year, the President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika was presented with five large projects, an indication that the city will experience significant expansion in urban life and commerce. These projects propose developments such as the construction of rail systems in the city, modernization of the shoreline, new commercial centers, housing construction and expansion of the port. All of this work will help to invigorate the commercial life that is an inseparable part of Algerian culture. A port that embraces commerce in the Mediterranean Algiers has the largest port in Algeria. It is the most important of the the country's nine ports, which include Oran, Bejaia, Arzew and Annaba. The total length of the port is 8,600 meters, and it has 36 piers. The port functions as the commercial center of North Africa and handles 40 percent of the country’s foreign trade as well as 70 percent of its container traffic. Wine, oranges, fruit, iron ore and phosphate are exported through the port to countries like France, Italy, America and Spain. The port of Algiers has its finger on the pulse of African trade, making it Turkey’s number one commercial gateway into Africa. Plans are in place to expand and modernize this ancient port so that it can handle heavy traffic, increase its commercial capacity and reduce costs. The Algiers Port Authority has started a 63.6 million dollar investment program to improve the port’s services. These funds will be used to help purchase new equipment to improve and modernize the port. When the project is complete, the existing capacity of 200,000 containers will be increased by 25,000 containers. In addition, a second container terminal will be constructed. Arkas Algeria Arkas Algerie was first founded in Algiers in 2004 to provide agency services for Arkas Line. In order to provide service to ports outside the Mediterranean and Black Sea region, the company expanded the range of services it provides to its customers by taking on agency services for Hapag-Lloyd in 2005 and for Hamburg Süd in 2010. In addition to agency services provided by Arkas Algerie, Aterco (Arkas Terminal Conteneur) opened its bonded warehouse in 2005, thus providing rapid, high quality service without incurring problems caused by extended delays in Algiers Port. Arkas Algerie has a total of three offices in Algiers, Oran and Annaba, with 87 people employed at Arkas Algerie and 156 people employed at Aterco. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers http://www.ecoyatirim.com.tr/dosyalar/ Ulke_Raporlari_Cezayir.pdf http://www.diplomat.com.tr/atlas/sayilar/ sayi2/sayfalar.asp?link=s2-5.htm http://www.iacci.org/country-algeria.html http://www.morfikirler.com/yazi/cezayirde -deniz-tasimaciligi-limanlardemirkara-ve-hava-yollari http://www.worldportsource.com/ ports/DZA_Port_of_Algiers_1419.php

Arkas Algeria Alger Office employees

Marine Engineers receive their diplomas from Lucien Arkas

Lucien Arkas and graduates of the Marine Engineering Department

The first students have graduated from the Dokuz Eylül University Maritime Faculty’s Marine Engineering Department. One of the participants in the graduation ceremony was Lucien Arkas, who helped open the department. The cooperation between Arkas Holding and Dokuz Eylül University in the area of the shipping sector is considered to be an important example of joint collaboration between the academic and business worlds. Aware that hands-on training is one of the most important issues for students in Dokuz Eylül University Maritime Faculty's Marine Engineering Department, Arkas built the building for an training center at the faculty that is equipped with the main engine from a real ship as well as the auxiliary equipment installed for the main engine. At the Marine Engineering Department, founded in 2007, 12 students completed their five years of education and graduated this year after starting out as the first students in the department. The students received their diplomas from Arkas Holding Chairman Lucien Arkas in a ceremony held at Dokuz Eylül University. In his speech at the ceremony, Lucien Arkas said that seamanship is a profession that requires discipline. He said that not only graduates of the Marine Transportation Engineering and Marine Engineering Departments but also those from the Maritime Business Administration Department are real mariners, because when they manage well from shore, ships movement efficiently and company assets are well maintained. Arkas said that he was very happy and proud that the engineering graduates will now enter the workforce. He wished them success in their careers and safety in their travels. Graduates from the Marine Transportation Engineering and Marine Engineering departments passed on the baton to younger students. After the students graduated with the highest grade from each department nailed a plaque on the memorial log, all the graduates tossed their caps in the air to end the ceremony.

The captain who sieged Venice: Kemal Reis

1-Kemal Reis 2- Map of Venice

Although Piri Reis’ uncle, Kemal Reis, was not as famous as his nephew, he still inspired many advances in the naval world and was one of the greatest seamen of the Ottoman period by gaining a great victory for the Ottoman Empire over Venice. Kemal Reis’ real name was Ahmet Kemaleddin, and although it is debated whether he was born in Karaman or Gallipoli in 1451, it is known that his family came from Karaman (then known as Larene) and that his family was Karamanlı Ali. When Piri Reis talks about his uncle in his book, Bahariye, he calls him "Kemal Reis from Karaman". Before Kemal Reis joined the Ottoman Navy, he was a pirate. But in the days of the Ottomans, pirates called themselves “raiding marine soldiers”. This was because they wanted to emphasize that they were not sea bandits who were so unrestrained as to attack their own nation’s navy. Kemal Reis and many raiding marine soldiers would apply their own unique fighting methods and rules to attack enemy vessels, but they were still considered protectors of Muslim people and their belongings in the sea and along coastal areas. Sometimes they would put themselves under the sultan’s command, while those who were successful would officially join the navy and be given a military rank. Military officers who were successful in their naval appointment because of their heroic deeds were then rewarded with the title of “Pasha” and given more important duties. Kemal Reis, who was a raiding marine since his youth, was called to the Ottoman Navy as a marine and became a captain in the “azap” division. He joined the fleet under the command of Mahmut Pasha in the attack on Euboea (Eğriboz), and after the island was conquered (1470), he settled there. He became the captain of the pirates on the island and fought against the Venetians. This was when he started becoming infamous among the Venetians and Spaniards, who called him Camali and Camalicchio. After becoming a captain of the azap division, Kemal Reis set out to sea with his own vessel around 1473 to become a raiding marine. He started gaining experience by traveling around the Aegean Sea and the central Mediterranean. In time, he set out into the Western Mediterranean to attack northern Mediterranean countries and islands, especially Venetian ships and lands. Duty in Spain In 1487, Sultan Bayezid II sent Kemal Reis with a pirate fleet to protect the lands ruled by Hasan of Granada when he asked for help. In the battle to protect the lands of Muslims in Andalusia, whose numbers had dwindled in Spain, Kemal Reis defeated a Spanish fleet and then conquered the city of Malaga. He helped the Muslim people there and played a role in conquering the western Mediterranean. Kemal Reis also gained the approval of the sultan by making voluntary trips to transport Muslims and Jews wanting to migrate to the Ottoman Empire in order to escape the oppression they were experiencing from the Spaniards at that time. It was this migration, facilitated by Kemal Reis, that brought many western innovations to the Ottoman Empire, helping it to become stronger. New regulations in the navy In 1495, Kemal Reis was called to Istanbul by Bayezid II and began to serve in the Ottoman Navy. Bayezit II ordered the construction of the Göke, the largest flagship ever built until that time, under the leadership of Kemal Reis. Only two of these large warships, which were three-mast galleys, were built and they were put under the

command of Kemal Reis and Burak Reis. Kemal Reis instituted many innovations and new regulations to the navy. He reorganized the navy and brought many experienced Turkish sailors into Ottoman service who were had sailed in the Aegean Sea. He rapidly increased the number of shipyards and installed long-range cannons on Turkish warships for the first time in maritime history. The new navy under Kemal Reis' leadership set out to sea in 1495 in a clear display of power. The primary targets of the navy were Venice and the Knights of Rhodes. An illustration for the Sapienza war

Assignment to Mecca The Knights of Rhodes were constantly harassing and harming Muslims traveling by sea to perform their hajj pilgrimage. They were also pillaging donations sent via Alexandria to charitable foundations in Mecca and Medina in the Hejaz region. These actions were considered to be a great disgrace for a sultan who was known as “Bayezid the Religious”. Kemal Reis was assigned the task of ensuring the safety of shipments sent from Istanbul to Alexandria destined for the foundations in Mecca and Medina, and he successfully carried out his duty. War with Venice Castles such as those at Mora, Modon, Coron and Lepanto that had come under Turkish rule during the reign of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror were later captured by the Venetians. The time had come to pay attention to these castles, which prevented the Ottoman Empire from expanding to the west. Kemal Reis, in command of an Ottoman fleet which consisted of 67 galleys, 20 galliots and 200 small vessels, with the help of Burak Reis, defeated a Venetian fleet of about 200 vessels on 28 July 1499 in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Sapienza, thus winning the largest sea battle of the 15th century. After the Battle of Sapienza, which was the first victory by the Ottomans in the open sea, the war with the Venetians continued from 1499 to 1503, during which Kemal Reis gained 10 Venetian galleys. In December 1499, the Venetians attacked and recaptured Lepanto castle in order to regain lands they had lost after the sea battle at Sapienza. Kemal Reis, whose fleet was stationed at Cefalonia, immediately went into action. Lepanto castle was surrounded by sea and by land with the Ottoman army, and the Ottoman forces regained the castle. In 1500, Kemal Reis sieged Korfu Island, Modon Castle and the coast of Coron. In September 1500, he attacked Vouissa and one month later he advanced as far as Cape Santa Maria on the Island of Lefkada. This was the end of Kemal Reis' sea battles in 1500, and he returned to Istanbul with his navy in November. The Venetians incurred great losses. They had lost Modon and Coron, which they called the “two eyes of the Republic”, representing a huge blow to the domination of the Venetians in the Mediterranean. Completely driven out from Mora, the Venetians could not operate any more in the open sea, scarcely able to move under the watchful control of Turkish seaman, including Kemal Reis. It was even possible for the Ottomans to invade the city of Venice at any minute. On 14 December 1502, the Venetians had no other choice but to sign a cease-fire agreement that ended the Ottoman-Venetian War, once again becoming a country that paid 10,000 ducats of tax to the Ottoman government every year. They only kept the island of Cefalonia, while they recognized all other Ottoman conquests. Final duty Kemal Reis went down with his ship in a storm that came up after he departed from Gallipoli either at the end of 1510 or the beginning of 1511. Some historians say that he departed on this journey because he was assigned the task of taking the Mameluke ambassador and material aid to Egypt, while others claim he was given the job of going to the Aegean Sea to punish the Knights of Rhodes. Sources: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemal_Reis • 10.04.2011 - HABER TÜRK TARİH Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, Tarihinde En Çok İtalya’nın Bir Şehir Devleti Olan Venedik İle Savaşmıştı • http://www.denizmuzeleri.tsk.tr Kemal Reis’in Hayatı ve Türk Denizciliğine Hizmetleri Cevat Ülkekul

DB Schenker Arkas wins the Aegean Region Quality Award

DB Schenker Arkas won the Aegean Region Quality Award in the quality awards handed out as part of the Search for Excellence Symposium, held this year for the 12th time by the Izmir Branch of the Turkish Quality Association (KALDER). This year, DB Schenker Arkas won the Aegean Region Quality Award, organized by the KalDer Izmir Branch to recognize successful work done by corporations and institutions in the Aegean region, to share information and experience, and to evaluate and reward companies based on the EFQM Excellence Model. During the first round of the competition, the jury held consensus meetings and ruled that DB Schenker Arkas should go on to the second round of the competition. During the second round, the results of site visits and inspections carried out at DB Schenker Arkas were presented to the Local Quality Awards Jury. In its evaluation, the jury decided that DB Schenker Arkas was worthy of the Aegean Region Quality Award. Not only has DB Schenker Arkas signed the Kalder National Quality Movement (UKT) declaration of intent and instituted procedures to ensure excellence, it also implements quality management in all of its business processes. DB Schenker Arkas Executive Committee Member Teoman Moler, DB Schenker Arkas Branch Director Kemal Gülsular and Business Management Systems and Customer Services Director Senem Kılıç receive the award.

DB Schenker Arkas has nine offices, including a central office in Istanbul, an airfreight branch in Istanbul and offices in Bursa, Ankara, Izmir, Mersin, Gaziantep, Eskişehir and Denizli. DB Schenker Arkas opened its first warehouse in Sütçüler, Izmir in 1995, and then opened warehouses in Istanbul in Halkalı, Hadımköy, Samandıra and Orhanlı and one warehouse in Sasalı, Izmir. The company's total warehouse space in Turkey covers 87,650 square meters.

In brief...

Arkas Bunkering participates in the 5th Istanbul Bunker Conference The Turkish Bunker Association, founded in 2001, held the 5 th Istanbul Bunker Conference on June 1-3 at the Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus in honor of the organization’s 10 th anniversary. The Turkish Bunker Association was founded to increase the quality of service, support the local market and improve public opinion of the bunker industry, which plays a major role in the Turkish shipping industry. By organizing this conference, the association brought together the major players in the sector. Metin Kalkavan, Chairman of the Chamber of Maritime Commerce, gave the opening speech at the conference, which attracted 250 participants from different countries. Throughout the conference, 20 speakers from Turkey and other countries shared their experiences with the participants. Arkas Bunkering was both a participant and a sponsor of the conference, which attracted significant attention from ship operators and representatives from the sector.

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