Arkas

Arkas Container Transport

Arkas is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Türkiye, Romania, Egypt, Italy and Nigeria. The SCAC code for Arkas is ARKU.

Arkas schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Arkas Container Transport

Arkas schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 19 Jan 21 Jan 24 Jan 26 Jan 28 Jan
TRMER 19 Jan 2026, 12:00→	TRISK 19 Jan 2026, 17:04	5hrs Direct service	GULBENIZ A IMO 9491850	GULBENIZ A departs Mersin (TRMER) on 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 and arrives in Iskenderun (TRISK) on 19 Jan 2026, 17:04. The transit time between these ports is 5hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
TRAMR 19 Jan 2026, 14:00→	TRGEM 19 Jan 2026, 19:00	5hrs Direct service	MATILDE A IMO 9292448	MATILDE A departs Ambarli (TRAMR) on 19 Jan 2026, 14:00 and arrives in Gemlik (TRGEM) on 19 Jan 2026, 19:00. The transit time between these ports is 5hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
TRGEM 19 Jan 2026, 23:00→	ROCND 23 Jan 2026, 08:52	3 days 10h Direct service	MATILDE A IMO 9292448	MATILDE A departs Gemlik (TRGEM) on 19 Jan 2026, 23:00 and arrives in Constanta (ROCND) on 23 Jan 2026, 08:52. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 10h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
NGTIN 20 Jan 2026, 14:07→	NGAPP 20 Jan 2026, 21:50	7h 42m Direct service	MARIO A IMO 9337377	MARIO A departs Tincan (NGTIN) on 20 Jan 2026, 14:07 and arrives in Apapa (NGAPP) on 20 Jan 2026, 21:50. The transit time between these ports is 7h 42m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
ITSPE 20 Jan 2026, 14:15→	ITGOA 21 Jan 2026, 02:03	11h 48m Direct service	JEAN PIERRE A IMO 9379351	JEAN PIERRE A departs La Spezia (ITSPE) on 20 Jan 2026, 14:15 and arrives in Genoa (ITGOA) on 21 Jan 2026, 02:03. The transit time between these ports is 11h 48m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that Arkas services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	TRAMR	Ambarli	Türkiye	2-4 times a week	More details
2	TRMER	Mersin	Türkiye	2-4 times a week	More details
3	TRGEM	Gemlik	Türkiye	1-2 times a week	More details
4	TRALI	Aliaga	Türkiye	1-2 times a week	More details
5	ROCND	Constanta	Romania	1-2 times a week	More details
6	TRIZT	Izmit	Türkiye	1-2 times a week	More details
7	EGALY	Alexandria	Egypt	1-2 times a week	More details
8	ITSPE	La Spezia	Italy	1-2 times a week	More details
9	ITGOA	Genoa	Italy	1-2 times a week	More details
10	NGTIN	Tincan	Nigeria	Every 1-2 weeks	More details

Carrier statistics

#45Global Rank

Arkas is ranked 45th in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Arkas as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Dec OTP 19.15%

Previous month OTP 20.00%

-0.85%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that Arkas vessels are typically late by.

Dec 6.6 days

Previous month 6.4 days

0.3 days

Frequently asked questions about Arkas

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Arkas was 16%. This is a decline on the previous month of 20% OTP. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months Arkas was, on average, 6 days late into port.