Tarros SPA, one of the regional shipping companies of the world has been represented by Arkas since 1985 in Turkey. Tarros SPA and Arkas have decided to enter a joint venture due to increasing trade volume in Turkey by creating a new company called Tarros Shipping and Transport as of January, 2011. Tarros Shipping and Transport ships containers to the Mediterranean region and North Africa. The company offers regular weekly service with two modern container vessels from the Italian ports of Salerno, Genoa and La Spezia to Istanbul, Gemlik, Gebze and Izmir. Tarros also provides direct service with four vessels between the ports of Istanbul and Mersin and ports in Egypt, Italy, Morocco and Portugal. Tarros Shipping operates out of Izmir with three branch offices in Istanbul, Bursa and Mersin.