Environmental Policy

Turkon Line (Turkon Container Transport and Shipping Inc) provides a sustainable service vision in the container transportation and maritime industry, driven by our distinct service approach aligned with our core values. With our Overseas Offices located in the United States, Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, as well as our Regional Offices in Istanbul, Izmir, Mersin, Bursa, and Ankara in Türkiye, we offer our services.

In line with our awareness of environmental responsibility, we are committed to maintaining our dedication to the environment, promoting industry-leading eco-friendly practices, and continuously improving our environmental performance.

Our environmental policy is based on the following core principles:

Environmental Impact Minimization: During our operations, we strive to minimize our environmental impact by using natural resources efficiently and effectively. We emphasize the importance of the life cycle and encourage continuous improvements in waste management and natural resource consumption, working towards recycling and reuse of waste.

Sustainable Transport Solutions: We adopt approaches that reduce the environmental impact of maritime transport and support eco-friendly solutions. By supporting the use of environmentally friendly technologies and innovative methods, we enhance our contribution to the environment. We diligently monitor, track, and measure our process performance.

Pollution Prevention: To prevent pollution in the maritime industry and protect natural ecosystems, we adhere to international standards and regulations. Identifying environmental risks, impacts, and dimensions, we implement preventive measures and consistently improve our activities to reduce our environmental footprint below the prescribed legal limits.

Environmental Awareness and Training: We value climate change mitigation, biodiversity, and ecosystem protection, conducting regular training and awareness programs to increase environmental awareness among all our employees. By effectively communicating our environmental policy, we encourage our stakeholders to contribute to environmental goals.
• Compliance: In addition to upholding ethical values, we commit to complying with national and international legislation and customer requirements to enhance our environmental performance.

We ensure full compliance with the requirements of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, continuously improving our environmental management system.

Turkon Line holds ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 10002 Customer Satisfaction Management System, and ISO 27001 Information Security Management System certifications.
 

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Our Women's Bridge National Team Earned the Silver Medal

Our Women's Bridge National Team Earned the Silver Medal

Between August 20th and September 2nd, 2023, our Women's Bridge National Team made us proud and became the World Runner-up by winning the silver medal at the 46th World Bridge National Teams Championship (Venice Cup) held in Marrakech, Morocco.

VGM (Verified Gross Mass)

VGM (Verified Gross Mass)

VGM is a term that refers to the practice of weighing containers on commercial vessels by certified weighing equipment and sharing the weight information (including the weight of cargo, packing and securing materials, dunnage and tare weight of the container) with the carrier and terminal before loading.

Food & Agriculture

Food & Agriculture

Food and agriculture, in terms of being oriented to the primary needs of people, are among the basic industry that have always been very important and will always maintain their importance.

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