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New Investment, New Intermodal Line from Mars Logistics

Mars Logistics, one of the leading logistics companies in Turkey, has added a new line to its existing lines in intermodal transportation, which is an environmentally friendly transportation model. With the line that will serve between Turkey and Czechia, it will carry out round trips 3 times a week and a total of 216 pieces of equipment will be transported.

Acting with a sense of social responsibility since the day it was founded, Mars Logistics has added a new one to its Bettembourg and Duisburg intermodal lines, where it has been operating since 2012. Safe, economical, and environmentally friendly deliveries will be made on the line between Halkalı and Kolin, where round trips will be organized 3 times a week.

Talking about the advantages of intermodal transportation, Mars Logistics Board Member Mr. Gökşin Günhan said that: “Intermodal transportation, which we have implemented and successfully carried out with the slogan of the optimum time, maximum environment-friendly is preferred because it reduces carbon dioxide emissions, is safe and the amount of load transported in one go is high.”

96 Hours Between Halkalı and Kolin!

Mentioning the Halkalı-Kolin line, which has just started operating after the Halkalı-Duisburg and Trieste-Bettembourg Intermodal lines, which are currently in use, Günhan stated that the line that will serve between Turkey and Czechia will make round trips 3 days a week and underlined that the deadline is 96 hours from the terminal to the terminal, Günhan added: “As Mars Logistics, we are always trying to take the services we offer to the next level, and we develop new services by turning to nature-friendly transportation systems without ignoring our social responsibilities. With our Halkalı-Kolin line, which we started to use, we will organize reciprocal trips 3 times a week with a 96-hour deadline. With our Halkalı-Kolin line, we are responding to the needs of our customers by adding a new route to our Intermodal service, which we have been providing for many years with the assurance of Mars Logistics.”

Günhan underlined the contribution of intermodal transportation to the environment and said that: “As Mars Logistics, we have been providing intermodal transportation services since 2012. Compared to road transport, intermodal transport produces significantly fewer carbon emissions. With our Halkalı-Duisburg and Trieste-Bettembourg lines, we prevent an average of 1.5 million trees from being cut annually.”

15 Million Euro Investment

Investment in the amount of 15`000`000 € in own wagons and swap body containers to the intermodal system Turkey - the Czech Republic fully organized and controlled by Mars Logistics allows goods from different parts of Turkey to be transported by rail between Halkalı and Kolin. Deliveries will be made with 45HC swap bodies and containers not only to the Czech Republic but also to Poland, Germany, Austria, and Slovakia.

Investments Will Continue

Mr. Günhan said that one of the most important points in Mars Logistics is to respond to the demands of customers and that Turkey's leading automotive and spare parts manufacturers, especially the leading companies of the white goods, health and textile sectors, show great interest in intermodal transportation on this route. Günhan stated that they opened this line based on requests.
Expressing that they will continue to invest in Intermodal transportation, Mr. Günhan said, “Intermodal transportation, which stands out with its advantages in many areas, especially in the environment, will be a transportation model in which we will increase our focus in the coming period. I can happily say that we have new railway investments that we are working on and will announce in the future.”

Some facts about Mars Logistics:

The company's railway line daily connects its numerous customers with the countries of all parts of Europe, providing Individual or Group Wagon Organization, Block Train Organization, Railway Container Service, Terminal Handling, and Consultancy services in rail freight.

Mars Logistics is operating international freight trains. Running trains between Turkey and Germany and shortly starting to run weekly 3 rotations between Turkey and Czechia.

For the time being the company operates with rented wagons but in the near future will start to run its own wagons which are under production.

The plans and strategy. The highly educated and professional management of Mars Logistics always looking for opportunities for new investment options.

The information was kindly provided by Mr. Erdin Erengül, Executive Committee Member-Railway Asst. General Manager of Mars Logistics