Bridge Between Exporters and Logistics Providers: TİM

The Bridge Between Exporters and Logistics Providers: TİM The Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) has launched a logistics portal that will serve as a digital bridge between Turkish exporters flying the flag across the world and the transportation sector. The export community will deliver their products to every corner of the globe via turkiyelojistikportali.com with the most suitable vehicles, at the most appropriate times, and at the most competitive costs. Through the portal, which aims to bring a national solution to the global logistics challenge, exporters will gain access to new alternatives in product delivery planning and benefit from more competitive prices. The logistics sector will have the opportunity to utilize idle capacity and will be able to conduct business with exporters from different sectors. The Turkey Logistics Portal will also assist vehicles carrying export goods in finding return loads. Speaking about how both exporters and logistics providers joining the portal will benefit, TİM Chairman İsmail Gülle stated: "As the Turkish Exporters Assembly, just as we stand by our exporters in production, marketing, innovation, branding and design, we also support them in their logistics processes. While we were exporting 95 million tons in 2010, today we have exceeded 172 million tons. Within 5 years, we forecast this figure will approach 250 million tons. Through this portal, we are bringing a domestic solution to the global logistics challenge. We finalized our portal following consultations with logistics sector representatives and our exporters. A truly win-win mechanism will take shape." The Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), an umbrella organization for 61 exporter associations, 27 sectors and 100,000 exporters, is implementing its projects one by one to achieve the goal of "Turkey with a Foreign Trade Surplus." In this context, TİM has launched the Turkey Logistics Portal, which will serve as a bridge between exporters and the logistics sector to ensure more effective utilization of the country's logistics capabilities. Designed in cooperation with sector stakeholders, turkiyelojistikportali.com was presented to the public at a launch event held at the TİM Foreign Trade Complex. The launch event, hosted by TİM Chairman İsmail Gülle, was attended by TİM Vice Chairman Başaran Bayrak, Service Exporters Association Board Member and Chamber of Shipping Assembly Chairman Salih Zeki Çakır, Service Exporters Association Board Member Şahap Çak, Ship Brokers Association Chairman Orhan Semih Dinçel, Coaster Shipowners and Operators Association Chairman Pınar Kalkavan Sesel, International Transportation and Logistics Service Providers Association (UTİKAD) Chairman Ayşem Ulusoy, Shipping Supply and Agency Association General Manager Muhammet Ali Şeyda, and Customs Warehouse Operators Association Chairman Cavit Değirmenci.

Target: 250 Million Tons Within 5 Years

Speaking at the event and drawing attention to Turkish exporters' success, TİM Chairman İsmail Gülle stated: "Over the past 12 months, we have achieved exports exceeding USD 212 billion, surpassing our annual target ahead of schedule. Our new target is now to reach USD 300 billion. There is also significant growth in tonnage terms. While we were exporting 95 million tons in 2010, today we have exceeded 172 million tons. Within 5 years, we forecast this figure will approach 250 million tons. On the day we first put on this sacred jersey and made our first export, we began running not just for ourselves but for our sector, our country, and our team. We faced difficulties along the way and celebrated our successes with rewards. When necessary, we changed tactics and targeted other countries. With our suitcases in hand, we kept running without leaving a single country unvisited. The essence of the matter is honoring this jersey. The export community has delivered on this jersey despite all difficulties. As a result of our successes, we are now in a new league in global trade. This family, this belief, this commitment deserved championship status; and thankfully, it has achieved it. We were not alone in this team. While we produced, our logistics sector carried our products on their backs to meet the world. We signed all these successes together with the Turkish logistics sector, our greatest stakeholder. To put it simply, our average export distance reached 3,073 kilometers. All these successes were achieved during the pandemic period, which deeply affected global trade."