Three large and well-established non-governmental organizations of the Turkish logistics industry took an important step for the industry. A cooperation protocol was signed between the Railway Transport Association, the Turkish Port Operators Association and the International Forwarding and Logistics Service Providers Association. Association presidents and board members were present at the signing ceremony held at the TÜRKLİM association office on January 12, 2023.
DTD, TÜRKLİM and UTIKAD have taken an important step to develop projects that will contribute to the development of the logistics sector and to produce solutions to existing problems with a common mind. Railway Transport Association Chairman of the Board Ali Ercan Güleç, TÜRKLİM Chairman of the Board Aydın Erdemir and International Transport and Logistics Service Providers Association Chairman Ayşem Ulusoy met on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the TÜRKLİM Association Office. A goodwill and cooperation protocol was signed as a result of the meeting hosted by TÜRKLİM and attended by the Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Board of the associations.
Within the scope of the protocol, it was decided to cooperate and work together as stated below on all matters to be determined by the agreement of the parties, especially on the issues related to transportation and logistics.
The subjects on which the parties can work and cooperate are as follows;
Contributing to Industry Development: The development of intermodal transportation solutions will be supported. When necessary, working committees may be established between the parties on these matters.
Exchange of Information: Each of the parties will take care to share information about the planned activities in the form of news bulletins, press releases, business and sector reports and sectoral statistics and in line with the mutual benefits of the parties. Such information will be exchanged free of charge between the parties.
Introduction of Business Connections: Each party will invite the other party to promotional and information events. Within the scope of logistics and transportation activities, they will take care to develop cooperation, communication and collaborative working culture for the benefit of their sectors and members.
Collaboration on the Project: The parties will take care to inform each other about cooperation and opportunity sharing on projects and grant opportunities supported by other similar institutions and organizations, especially the EU and the World Bank.
Participation in Conferences and Events: The parties will invite their members to participate in workshops, conferences and special events that they determine for free or at discounted prices, each party will be responsible for their own travel expenses. The parties will take care to announce their own events and/or important issues on their own social media accounts, if requested, and will support each other in this regard.
Joint Representation: The parties will take care to make joint representations, especially public institutions and organizations, and to discuss common problems together in case of need. If the parties decide on joint representation, they will set the agenda of the relevant joint representation before the relevant visit and/or meeting, and they will take care to act jointly on common issues as much as possible.
Within the framework of cooperation, it was also decided to act jointly on the 12th Development Plan. Making a statement after the signing ceremony, the Chairman of the Board of Directors expressed the following:
Mr. Ali Ercan Güleç, Chairman of the Board of the Railway Transport Association; “While the pandemic and hot conflicts in recent years caused major disruptions in logistics channels, they also caused changes in production centers. These experiences gave our country the opportunity to become a logistics center as well as an important production center. At this point, as three important non-governmental organizations of the logistics sector, we believe that our cooperation will be of great importance in order to ensure that the necessary infrastructure and legislation are prepared as soon as possible in order to transport the production of our industrialists to export markets in the shortest and most efficient way in the light of these changes and to make our country a logistics center. ”
Aydın Erdemir, Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Port Operators Association; “As the three big and well-established non-governmental organizations of the Turkish logistics industry, we could already speak the same language together, but making our institutions a power was a very important step for all of us.” In addition to his statements, Aydın Erdemir emphasized that the steps taken together are more effective and stronger, and therefore, visits should be made together as well as studies and researches. Adding that the TÜRKLİM association office is always open to UTIKAD and DTD employees, Mr. Erdemir stated that we will see the fruits of this cooperation in the coming period.
Ayşem Ulusoy, Chairman of the Board of the International Forwarding and Logistics Service Providers Association; “We observe that the Turkish logistics industry has gained great momentum. We believe that this acceleration will increase with the investments that are designed correctly and on time. At this point, we are very pleased to have come together as three well-established and productive non-governmental organizations of our industry and to have signed such a protocol. We will develop our problems and solution proposals with a common mind, and we will convey this to the public and the public with a common voice. Because we foresee that a collective perspective and working environment will be of great benefit to all of us. This is exactly why we are launching the Round Table Meetings, the first of which will take place on January 27, 2023. We also have high expectations from the meetings where we will be together with all our stakeholder NGO representatives and jointly produce solutions.”
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