UTİKAD ÜYE GÜNÜ TOPLANTISI İZMİR

Importance of the Railways in the
Transportation & Logistics Sector in Turkey
Cavit UĞUR
General Manager of UTIKAD
AGENDA
About UTIKAD
Overview of Turkish Economy
Railway Transportation in Turkey
State Supports and Investments in Turkish Railway Sector
Logistics Centers and Transport Projects
Conclusion
UTIKAD
National and International Transport by
 Road
 Air
 Sea
 Railway
Combined Transportation
Logistics Services
NGO with 400+ members
VOICE OF LOGISTICS IN TURKEY
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & PRESENCE
TURKEY: POWERHOUSE of REGION
6th largest economy in Europe, 17th largest in the World
Young, dynamic and growing population
Strong economic relations with neigbouring countries
Solid political and economic prospects
 Stable political environment with single party government
since 2002 enabling fast and effective decision making
process
 Government focused on sustainable growth with increased
support for domestic investments in competitive areas
KEY PARTNERS & COMMODITIES of TURKEY
Railway transport is rapidly growing
in Turkey
RAIL TRANSPORTATION IN TURKEY
1000 block trains for international operations
13 block train routes to Europe
Monthly block train departures has reached to 5700
Total length of the railways 12.008 km
27 % is electrified
34 % is signalized
RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
National and International Freight Transportation
On the Basis of Goods Nettonne of TCDD - 2012
Source :TCDD 2012 Annual Report
RAIL DENSITY FOR COUNTRIES
Source : wikipedia
Europe > Turkey > Asia, Middle East
Turkey aims to reach up to the higher standards in railway infrastructure
in order to be an efficient rail bridge in the region.
The Ministry Of Transport, Maritime
Affairs and Communications supports
and encourages the development of
Turkish Railway Transportation
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
* Value: TL 000
Transport
Modes
2011
2012
302,500
387,000
3,300,000
3,331,498
Air
635,020
557,400
Rail
4,359,040
7,046,900
Sea
Road
Railway investment is increasing in
Turkey 62 % as compared to 2011
As a result of the investments, the railway
areas (storage, handling) were increased
from 150.000 m2 to 1 million m2
STATE SUPPORT OF INVESTMENTS
SUPPORT FOR:
Railway Transport
Manufacturing of Railway &
Wagon or Locomotive
STATE SUPPORTS:
VAT exemption
Customs duty exemption
Tax reduction
Support for employer's share of
insurance premium
Allocation of investment place
LIBERALIZATION OF TURKISH RAILWAYS
“Rail transport will increase in Turkey”
Liberalization Law has entered into force as of 1 May 2013
Turkish State Railways Transportation Company is established
TCDD will be the operator of the national rail infrastructure network
PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISES
After the Liberalization Law;
Private companies can operate own locomotives & wagons
Foreign investors will be able to take part in the Turkish railway sector
PUBLIC - PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATION
With the railways being the prioritized transport policy since 2003, significant
steps were taken towards the development of advanced railways industry with
the cooperation of domestic and foreign private sector
entities and in this scope
Adapazarı High Speed Train Factory (EUROTEM)
Çankırı High Speed Turnout Factory (VADEMSAŞ)
Sivas Modern Concrete Sleeper Factory (SİTAŞ)
were established.
By establishing of modern logistics
centers and effective transport
projects based on Europe-Asia routes
linked withTurkey strenghtens the global
transport network and corridors.
LOGISTICS CENTERS of TCDD
“19 Logistic Centers were planned in Turkey”
SOME LOGISTICS CENTERS IN TURKEY
KOSEKOY / IZMIT
HALKALI / ISTANBUL
BOGAZKOPRU / KAYSERI
KEMALPASA / IZMIR
HASANBEY / ESKİŞEHİR
MARMARAY PROJECT
“Marmaray Project will be opened on 29 October 2013”
Rail tunnel under
Bosphorus
Marmaray project will
provide a continuous
connection between
Asian and European
continents.
Linking Europe rail
network to Middle East
and CIS
75.000 pax per hour in one direction / Total travel time: ~ 105 min.
A new capacity for the freight traffic (42 train per day)
3rd BRIDGE IN BOSPHORUS
The new bridge will be constructed at north entrance of Bosphorus
The cost of the project is USD 2.5 Billions
The bridge will be completed in 2015
It will carry on the railways as well as the roadways
It will be connected to the new airport by highways.
BALO PROJECT
“Great Anatolian Logistics Organizations Project”
UTIKAD:
Shareholder of BALO
SAMSUN - KAVKAZ TRAIN FERRY LINE
Poti
Varna
Combined transport will be able to
be made from Turkey to Russia
Ukraine, CIS countries and Middle
East
Till today 23 journeys were realized
and 14,280 tons were transported by
284 wagons
Mersin
VIKING TRAIN PROJECT
The Black Sea is connected with the Baltic Sea by the “Viking Train”
The connection of the Viking Train
will be able to be established to
Mediterranean, Europe, Middle East
and Central Asia via Turkey.
It is targeted to connect Europe to
Middle East and Central Asia through
TRACECA Corridor in the shortest
way.
BALO is in cooperation with Viking
Train.
KARS - TBILISI - BAKU RAILWAY PROJECT
The foundation of the part in Turkey was laid on 24 July 2008
92% realization of the project in Turkish side was achieved
It is planned to complete the project within 2014
TRACECA
“The New Silk Road”
Aim of TRACECA
Strengthening
of
economic
relations, trade and transport
communication in the regions of
the Black Sea basin, South
Caucasus and Central Asia
owing to active work based on
political will and common
aspirations of all member-states
Member Countries:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Georgia
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Romania
Tajikistan
Turkey
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
SILK WIND BLOCK TRAIN
Route: China - Kazakhstan - Caspian Sea - Black Sea
Aims of Silk Wind Block Train
Create the favorable conditions
for a container block train route
with the advanced electronic
exchange of information
Simplification of customs and
border-crossing procedures
Reduction of transit time
NEW EURASIA LAND - BRIDGE
The new Eurasia Land-bridge launched the international multimodal
transportation business since 1992.
It has become the most important lines from East Asia to Europe.
TRANS-ASIAN RAILWAY (TAR) NETWORK
Utilize and facilitate rail transport
in Asia
TURKEY
TAR routes in operation cover a distance of almost
81,000 km in 26 countries distributed as follows:
Source :UNESCAP
The traditional and historic trade
route between Asia and Europe can
be revived and expanded by using
railways due to Turkey’s strategic
location
CONTENTS
A RAIL BRIDGE BETWEEN ASIA & EUROPE
There is approx. 75 Billion $ transport volume between Europe and Asia
Far East Asia
The Central and North Asia
Samsun-Kavqaz
Kars-Tbilisi-Baku
Marmaray
Lake Van Crossing
Tekirdağ-Muratlı
Kurtalan- Nusaybin- Iraq
Kars-Nahcevan-Iran
South East Asia
North Africa
The Middle East
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CONTACT DETAILS
UTIKAD
ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL FORWARDING
AND LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS
General Manager : Mr. Cavit UGUR
E-mail Address : utikad@utikad.org.tr
Web Site
: www.utikad.org.tr
Phone
: + 90 212 663 62 61
Fax
: + 90 212 663 62 72
Address
: Senlikkoy Mahallesi, Saci Sokak,
No:4/F, Florya 34153
Bakirkoy – Istanbul / TURKEY
Thank You
Cavit Ugur
General Manager of UTIKAD