# Derince Burnu (TR DRC)

**UN/LOCODE:** TR DRC  
**Country:** Turkey  
**Water Body:** Sea of Marmara; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 40.7500, 29.8167

With roughly 2,200 m of quay and water depths of 9 to 14 m, Derince is the main multipurpose port on Turkey's Gulf of İzmit. Run by Safiport Derince since the 2015 privatisation of the former state-railway facility, it handles general cargo, containers, dry bulk such as coal, grain and minerals, and liquids, with container capacity in the several-hundred-thousand-TEU range. A direct rail connection and the motorway network link the port to the Kocaeli industrial belt and the Anatolian interior. For forwarders, Derince is most useful for bulk, grain and project cargo in the eastern Marmara region. Shippers needing dense container line coverage also look at DP World Yarımca, Evyap or the Ambarlı terminals near Istanbul.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Istanbul → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-shanghai)
- [Istanbul → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-shenzhen)
- [Istanbul → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-guangzhou)
- [Istanbul → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-hong-kong)
- [Istanbul → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-tokyo)
- [Istanbul → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/istanbul-busan)

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