Site Visits to:
Istanbul International Airport; or
Port of Istanbul
Wednesday 24th April 2024 – 8.00am-12noon
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(Site Visits open to conference delegates only)
ISTANBUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Istanbul Airport is the larger of two international airports serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city.
It served more than 64 million passengers in 2022, making it the busiest airport in Europe and 7th-busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic and, by serving more than 48 million international passengers, the 5th-busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic according to ACI World traffic values. It serves up to 114 countries and is the hub for Turkish Airlines.
Construction of the airport was divided over four phases. When all stages are completed, the airport will have the capacity to serve 200 million yearly passengers, which would at that time have made it the world’s biggest airport. The cost of the project was estimated at €7 billion.
All scheduled commercial passenger flights were transferred from Atatürk Airport to Istanbul Airport on 6 April 2019, following the closure of Atatürk Airport for scheduled passenger flights.
With the full co-operation of the Ministry of Interior, The World Border Security Congress is delighted to offer a guided site visit of the new Istanbul International Airport for a limited number of delegates.
PORT OF ISTANBUL
Port of Istanbul is a general cargo seaport, ro-ro and container terminal, situated in Haydarpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus, near Haydarpaşa Station. It is operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and serves a hinterland which includes the country’s most industrialised areas.
The Port of Istanbul is one of the three major Turkey’s shipping ports, along with the Port of Ambarlı, and the Port of Zeytinburnu. Haydarpaşa was the largest port in Turkey until the early 2000s, as it was surpassed in TEUs by the Port of Ambarlı. Now, it is the third-largest port in Turkey. Haydarpaşa’s annual cargo volume exceeds 60 million tons.
The Port of Haydarpaşa is located at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus. Two breakwaters protect vessels in the port, which total area is 343,420 square meters. The port handles ro-ro, containers, and general cargoes.
The space of the container terminal is almost 100,000 square meters. The holding capacity of the container terminal is 6,000 TEU. Yearly, the terminal can hold 655,000 TEU. The container storage capacity is 426,000 TEU/year.
The modern ro-ro terminals can accommodate 360 ships per year. The terminals can handle annually 410,000 tons of ro-ro cargo and over 149,000 truck pieces.
The World Border Security Congress is delighted to offer, with the support of the MoI, a guided site visit of Port of Istanbul for a limited number of delegates.
Spaces are limited so ensure you book your place on the site tour early.
YOU WILL NEED TO PRE-BOOK YOUR PLACE AND PASSPORT DETAILS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SECURITY.
Register your place on the Site Tour when you register your place at the Congress.
If you have already registered for the Congress and wish to attend the Site Tour, please contact registration@world-border-congress.com to reserve your place.
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