Logistics Coordination Board Meeting

Logistics Coordination Board Meeting: Transport, Shipping and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim, said the logistics industry will undertake to leverage on Turkey's development, "Ministry highways, railways, ports, is responsible for all modes of transport on the maritime and aeronautics therefore it pays much attention to integration.

Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim, said the logistics industry will undertake to leverage on Turkey's development, "Ministry highways, railways, ports, is responsible for all modes of transport on the maritime and aeronautics therefore it pays much attention to integration. One step after this integration is the establishment of the infrastructure of the logistics system. ” said.

In his speech at the Logistics Coordination Board, the first meeting of which was held at the Ministry, Yıldırım reminded that there is an Action Plan for Transformation from Logistics to Logistics Program, and that the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications is responsible for coordination.

Minister Yıldırım said that logistics is not a simple means of transportation and transportation, but an area where integrated value-added services, including sectors such as research, production and customs clearance, are made.

Yildirim said that logistics is a new field that increases the competitiveness of the countries and gives a comparative advantage in the competition:

“This has been done scattered for a while. There are studies of the Logistics Center Board initiated by TCDD. The private sector is also working on this. In recent years, our Ministry attaches great importance to integration, as it is responsible for all modes of transportation related to highway, railway, ports, maritime and aviation. One step after this integration is the establishment of the infrastructure of the logistics system. In other words, developing a system that works well between production and export centers. ”

Yildirim, said the logistics industry will undertake to leverage on Turkey's development, this area of ​​ministry that is directly or indirectly related to logistics systems together in the best way he said that the importance of co-ordinating.

Logistics, Turkey's competence and economic competitiveness would serve to improve voicing Lightning, "it does not necessarily have to be on the coast of the port, sometimes it is not the facility. This will be an important factor when planning our coasts. There is no such thing as we will make port wherever we can think of it. The logistics center to be established in the background of the port where we will construct will both reduce the transportation costs and increase the amount of exports to put the railway, highway, and airline connection there if necessary. ” he spoke.

After the speech of Minister Yıldırım, the meeting continued closed to the press.