K?ran embarked on its long winded journey in 1959 as a shiprepair and fitting facilities workshop. --Many years had to go by until the purchase of the first vessel, an old cargo ship, and this marked the beginning of a ne area in the history of our company. --K?ran became a shipping company. This vessel, named Kar with a capacity of 1.500 DWT became a treasured asset in the long journey we were about to set on as Kiran Shipping Co. --Her capacity was increased to 2.200 DWT; Kar was registered under a new name, Tahir K?ran.--It vas owing to this vessel that a brand new company involved in commercial shipping and ship management was established. It was after this ship was launched that as a company we turned our modest standing to strength, inexperience to wisdom; we gained confidence in our field and our aspirations and our perspective became broader.--At the end of our first 45 years in shipping services, we are proud to see that it has been an everincreasing passion since the launching of that tiny ship that carried our company forward. With a love for the sea, always abiding by our principles of honesty, with stamina and determination, we have carried out our business for 40 years to day. Our flag has been a badge of honour all over the world. Our goal has been to improve Turkish shipping business among its peers. --It is our will that the same passion and spirit will be passed on the future generations in Kiran Shipping. --KIRANs story begins in a repair and maintenance shop in 1959. --An old cargo vessel which was put up for sale, after trading for many years, has pioneered Kiran into Shipping. --Named KAR, a 1,500 deadweight capacity refrigerated cargo vessel, set itspath in the history of Kiran Shipping Fleet. --After repairs and being converted up to a 2,200 Deadweight capacity, the vessel was registered under the name M/V Tahir Kiran.--This vessel became a keystone in the establishment of a brand new company in Merchant Marine and Ship Management fields. --While the lack of experience turned in to expertise, the hopes bloomed, grew and with this vessel. Once being a small company, evolved into a serious shipping corporation. The dreams came true.--Now, as we enter our 50Th year in the shipping industry, when we look back, we see the ambition that started with that small ship, has not diminished at all, to the contrary keeps growing. --For the past 49 years, we conducted our business with professionalism, motivation with our utmost love for shipping and without jeapordising our principles in a decisive and righteous manner.--We hosted our flag all over the world with dignity. We worked very hard with utmost joy to help develop and improve the Turkish Shipping Sector From now onwards, we shall still keep on going with our work with the same motivation on belief for many generations to come.
