Izmit

Name: Izmit
Address: Türkiye

TürkiyeTR IZT

No. 72 port worldwide

Post resource

Location

Codes & time

UN/LOCODE

TR IZT

Coordinates (DMS)

40-47.0N 029-57.0E

Decimal (maps)

40.783333 29.950000

Time zone

Europe/Istanbul

Now: UTC+3

Standard: UTC+3

Contacts

No contacts researched for Izmit yet. The rescue centre and VHF 16 below always apply.

Emergency

Nearest rescue centre...

VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling

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Izmit at a glance

No. 72 worldwide

Rank basis: Cargo throughput 83.9 million t, Kocaeli port authority area (2025)

Throughput

2.5 million TEU, Kocaeli area (2025) source
83.9 million t, Kocaeli port authority area (2025) source

Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.

Izmit port guide

The Gulf of Izmit (Kocaeli) east of Istanbul is Turkiye's second busiest port area: terminals under the Kocaeli Regional Port Authority handled 83.9 million tonnes and 2.5 million TEU in 2025, including the Tupras refinery, car terminals (Ford Otosan, Hyundai area), the DP World Yarimca and Evyap container terminals and many industrial jetties.

Sources

Hellenic Shipping News (Daily Sabah) - Turkish ports set record in 2025, by regional port authority (Ministry of Transport data)

For planning reference only (researched Oct 1, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.

Catalogue harbor data

LOCODE function: False
Raw coordinates: False