Arkas has first started representing Yang Ming in Turkey in 1995, followed by in Greece in 1997.
As a result of the successful cooperation that has developed over the years and the increasing trade volume in Turkey, Yang Ming and Arkas have decided to enter a joint venture by creating a new company called Yang Ming Anatolia as of January 1, 2009. The goal of the new company has been to improve even further on the customer satisfaction with its teamwork, integrity and pragmatism in enhancing transportation expertise and service quality by adding new territories to Turkey such as Georgia, Syria, Azerbeijan, Albenia, North Macedonia and Serbia.
In 2013 Arkas has further expanded its cooperation with Yang Ming in North Africa countries; Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.