Gündüz Arısoy, general manager of LimakPort İskenderun, said a new design is being prepared for the port and they are trying to come up with a structure that can withstand the force in case similar earthquakes occur again.
“The port will be put into operation in stages,” Arısoy said. “If the first phase starts in May, we will have 80 percent of the port operational by July.”
Ship unloading and loading operations were suspended at the Limak İskenderun International Port since Feb. 6 due to earthquakes. After a fire that caused by overturned containers at the port was brought under control, the damaged containers were sorted while the scrap and overturned containers were sorted in separate corners.
Work is continuing to resume loading and unloading operations at the port.
Arısoy emphasized that engineering studies are being carried out on the facilities, noting that drilling, geotechnical surveys and topographical measurements have been carried out on the ground.