The Trade Wars, which broke out in the last months of last year, unfortunately caused fluctuations in the global economy. China has not been able to move its growth momentum to the year of 2018.
The tension between the USA and China has also had an impact on global trade and, of course, the logistics industry. The clearest indicator of this was the drop in intensity in logistics processes before the Chinese New Year holiday. The location problem in air cargo in February every year and the increase in prices did not happen this year. This demonstrated the decline in China's exports.
However, look at the overall picture when we Martial with periodic slowdowns in our trade relations based on centuries though Turkey has always been particularly China, including the Far East and a route preferred for delivering the Europe of precious items such as silk by the Central Asian countries.
As well as socio-economic relations between Turkey and the Far East is based on the centuries. Trade in the Far East should also be improved in order to reach the targeted foreign trade and export figures of our country in the coming periods. Because international trade changes direction and East is gaining importance every year.
When we observe the transportation activities between the Far East and our country, we primarily have seaway and airline. A very important part of the foreign trade with the Far East is carried by sea and container. The most important factor here is that costs are much more appropriate.
Another alternative undoubtedly appears as an airline. With the introduction of Istanbul Airport, it is possible to say that our country is one step closer to its goal of becoming an international transfer hub. At this point, we can predict that the logistic flows between the Far East and Turkey will be further strengthened.
Another important development in the Turkish logistics sector, such as Istanbul Airport, is the completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line, which will have a major impact on the development of intermodal transport, which we always support.
In the framework of the initiative, the Vision Certificate published in March 2015, China; It aims to create a huge infrastructure that connects Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and a network of transportation, investment, energy and trade.
by Turkey "modern Silk Road Project", also called Central Corridor, as a complement to existing lines between East and West and is a safe route to the forefront.
The main axis of our country's transportation policies is to make large-scale infrastructure investments to provide an uninterrupted transportation line from China to London. Steps should be taken in the construction of railway networks and integration of highways both in Anatolia and the Caucasus and Central Asia in order to develop the historical Silk Road, which stretches from the Far East to Europe and has been the route of trade caravans for centuries. .
In addition, we expect the railway network in the east-west and north-south axis to be completed as soon as possible within our borders. Because it is vital that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway line is able to operate at full capacity and the roads complementing this line are completed.
Based on this, we believe that the results of the active initiatives of China's “One Generation One Road Project”, which was initiated by the public with the “Middle Corridor” approach, will have effective results in the coming period and will give a great impetus to our sector.
Such as the continuation of this corridor, Marmaray Tube Pass, Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, North Marmara Motorway and Eurasia Tunnel, Osmangazi Bridge, high-speed train and high-speed train lines, North Aegean Port, Gebze Orhangazi-İzmir Motorway, 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, Istanbul New Airport. With the commissioning of the projects, we will become the gate of the Far East to Europe again in terms of logistics.
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