The BLG Group has identified good business opportunities in the automotive nation Turkey. Today, executive officer and COO Matthias Magnor signed the contracts for BLG operations in the country.
The Managing Director of the new company BLG Uluslararasi Tasimacilik Ltd. Sti., headquartered in Istanbul, is Cem Akgül. Matthias Magnor explains: "Cem Akgül is a proven logistics expert with extensive experience and contacts on the Turkish logistics market. I'm delighted that we can tap into new, promising markets with him."
As one of Europe's largest automobile importers, Turkey imported 626,000 new cars last year. Over the same period, 1.4 million vehicles were produced locally. "Turkey's strategic location, linking Europe with the Middle East and Asia, makes it an ideal transport center and logistics hub. We want to leverage this advantage to boost the international development of the BLG Group", emphasizes Cem Akgül.
BLG already draws on experience in Turkey. Rail transport of vehicles from the BLG AutoTerminal Kelheim to Köseköy started in August 2023. Köseköy is one of the Turkish state railway's largest logistics centers and the closest freight terminal to Istanbul.
BLG vehicle trains transport around 200 vehicles in one trip. These trains were the first to travel through the 13.6-km Marmaray tunnel. The tunnel connects the Asian region of Turkey with Europe. It has long been open for passenger transport, but now freight trains can use it between one and four in the morning.
