ARK Istanbul Ship Chandlery is one of Turkey’s leading companies in the fields of cruise and in maritime affairs. Hakan Kahraman, who is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of this company that achieved many successes in its field, stated that they thought the Turkish maritime sector should be far ahead compared to its current status. Kahraman, stated that the state had to undertake promotions and conveniences in many matters and said: “The state should promote vessel construction and companies should not wait in queues for such constructions”. The latest news included in the print and visual media is the ship chandlery agreement signed between ARK Istanbul and Lucos Marin, which is one of the leading Russian maritime companies, covering 260 vessels.