Shipyard in Focus: RMK Marine Builds a New Generation of Ships in Türkiye

Shipbuilding rewards experience, but today's rapidly evolving maritime market increasingly demands something else: a willingness to build ships that have never been built before.

For Türkiye's RMK Marine, that combination of experience and experimentation is defining its position in the global shipbuilding market. RMK Marine, as one of Türkiye’s leading shipyards, has the capability to build vessels up to 200 meters in length and 28,000 DWT, operating within modern shipyard facilities covering a total area of 160,000 m² in Tuzla/Istanbul and Yalova. With new Yalova shipyard investment, the RMK Marine Tuzla facilities will focus exclusively on commercial and military projects. In this way, both yacht and shipbuilding capacities will be significantly increased through separate, specialized facilities. RMK Yachts will also be positioned as a global brand and a strong player in the megayacht market. Relocation to the RMK Yachts Yalova Shipyard is planned to begin in the first quarter of 2027, with full operational capacity targeted for 2027.

The Istanbul-based shipyard, part of Koç Group, operates across commercial shipbuilding, naval vessels and superyachts, while a growing portfolio of alternative-energy projects — from wind propulsion and methanol-ready ships to LNG/bio-LNG and electric technologies — has become a centerpiece of its strategy.