Demand for Partial Load Transport Rising

Number of importers and exporters surges, partial freight demand increases. The rise in exporter and importer companies in Turkey is driving up demand for partial load transportation in logistics. Between January and September, the number of exporting companies increased by approximately 16 percent, while the number of importing companies more than tripled. In the normalization process following the pandemic, foreign trade volumes are rising globally. As Turkey's exports break records, domestic market recovery is also reflected in imports. According to TÜİK data; between January and September, compared to the same period last year, the number of exporting companies reached 90,604 with a 16 percent increase. As the number of importing companies rose to 226,176, a 3.4-fold increase, interest in partial load transportation has grown. Korkut Koray Yalça, CEO of ISD Logistics, which arranges partial shipments to many European countries, said, "Partial transportation is a very attractive option for low-density cargo. We provide our solution partners with speed, security and cost advantages combined." Custom solutions offered to companies ISD Logistics, which arranges partial shipments every day of the week between Turkey and European countries, offers company-specific solutions to importers and exporters in response to rising demand. ISD Logistics CEO Korkut Koray Yalça noted that partial transportation stands out as a highly attractive logistics option for low-density cargo. Yalça, stating "We provide our solution partners with speed, security and cost advantages combined in partial transportation," explained that in this type of transportation, they carry cargo from multiple customers on the same route in the same vehicle to the delivery points. Specialized vehicles designed for each sector Yalça emphasized that small and medium-sized enterprises in particular prefer partial transportation more. Pointing out that this prevents high vehicle costs for low-density cargo, Yalça added: "We are able to provide door-to-door delivery with our specially designed vehicles for many sectors including automotive spare parts, chemicals, textiles, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and electronics. We prevent potential material damage during loading and unloading of cargo onto vehicles. In addition to road transport, we provide partial services by sea, rail and air."