Port of Mersin

🇹🇷 Turkey

Mediterranean Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
TRMER
Country
🇹🇷 Turkey
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Mediterranean Sea
Latitude
36.7900° N
Longitude
34.6400° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 14 vessel arrivals at Mersin, with Cargo accounting for 50% of port calls — higher than the Mediterranean Sea regional average of 44%. Mersin in Turkey operates in a semi-enclosed basin that carries approximately 20% of global seaborne trade. The Suez Canal is the single most critical chokepoint for Mediterranean-bound shipping, and disruptions there — from groundings, Houthi-driven diversions, or political shocks — force vessels onto the Cape of Good Hope routing, adding 10–14 days and substantial fuel cost. Libya's ongoing instability creates an active maritime security concern in the central Mediterranean, with oil terminals periodically subject to militia control. PSC under the Paris MOU is among the most rigorous globally; vessels with deficiencies face detention rates well above the global average at Mediterranean ports.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 14 distinct vessel arrivals, 14 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Mersin:

50%
Cargo
7 vessels
29%
Cargo
4 vessels
7%
Cargo
1 vessel
7%
Cargo
1 vessel
7%
Tanker
1 vessel

Port State Control Context

Turkey is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Mersin is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

Recent Arrivals at Mersin

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-08 MSC ANNA 🇱🇷 LR Cargo
2026-06-08 ISMAIL BEY 🇸🇲 SM Cargo
2026-06-08 MUSTAFA DAYI 🇹🇷 TR Cargo
2026-06-08 MED MERSIN 🇹🇷 TR Cargo
2026-06-08 MARWAN KAPTAN 🇹🇿 TZ Cargo
2026-06-07 MARWAN KAPTAN 🇹🇿 TZ Cargo
2026-06-07 ISMAIL BEY 🇸🇲 SM Cargo
2026-06-06 M\T T.GONUL 🇹🇷 TR Tanker
2026-06-06 ISMAIL BEY 🇸🇲 SM Cargo
2026-06-05 ISMAIL BEY 🇸🇲 SM Cargo

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