BALO Batı Anadolu Logistics Organizations Inc.; which will begin to railway transportation between the countries Turkey and Central and West Europe by 45’HC containers in the beginning of 2013, signed the Memorandum of Agreement with Viking Train Project that has operated combined transportation through the countries Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine since 2003 in order to export the Turkish shipments through this line.
BALO, established on December with the goal of increasing Turkey’s share in terms of international railway transport and developing environment friendly and economic transport modes, has partners from TOBB-the highest representative of Turkish private sector-, 92 chambers, commodity exchanges, and organized industry zones and Association of International Forwarding and Logistics Service Providers(UTIKAD).
Viking Train, connecting seaports of Black Sea and Baltic sea by rail, is a joint project of Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine Railways, and ports of Klaipeda, Illichivsk, and Odessa.
The route of this train is Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania. It provides the connection between Baltic region’s container sea network and the transport systems of Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Caspian Sea.
The memorandum of understanding was signed between Mr Stasys DAILYDKA, Director General of Lithuanian Railways and Mr Huseyin ISTEERMIS, Deputy General Manager of BALO Bati Anadolu Logistic Organizations Inc. on 10 May 2012 in the capital city Vilnius. In addition, Vytautas Nauduzas,as Ambassador , Reneta JASILIONYTE as the President of Strategic Sectors Policies of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the authorities from Lithuanian Railways participated to the meeting, too.
The object of the Viking Train cooperation is to transport export shipments to Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, and Poland via ports of Samsun and Derince by railway with lower cost and in a short time.
With the vision for leading the sector, BALO has taken the responsibility to give acceleration to the Turkish trade and industry that will provide huge economic contribution.
18/12/2014 DB SCHENKER RAIL AG has visited BALO
Mr. Hans-Georg Werner, Board Member of DB Schenker Rail AG, Mr. Liubomir Garchev, CEO of DB Schenker Rail Bulgaria and Ms. Yeliz Yildiz, DB Schenker Rail AG representative of Turkey has visited BALO Istanbul Office
17/12/2014 Mr. Harun KARACAN, Chairman of BALO has visited Tekirdag terminal
Mr. Karacan, Chairman of BALO has visited Tekirdag terminal and received information from the authorities.
09/10/2014 First steps taken for BALO’s investment plans in Europe
Under TOBB’s leadership, the Great Anatolia Logistic Organization (BALO) and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) have signed a protocol for joint venture in Germany.
30/06/2014 Germany want to merge with China railway line with BALO.
Demand was growing for BALO which is transport loads of Anatolia to Europe in a short span of four days. Duisburg development agency was visited to BALO A.S. They said, they want to merge China and Germany Yuxino block the railway line with BALO.
08/05/2014 Quickly and inheritable new services from BALO
BALO, Europe's most important and largest of three railway companies is one of the Austrian State Railways (ÖBB) load-carrying unit of Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) has made with his business association with the clients 'Logistics Service Provider Companies through' services continue to provide has been.
26/03/2014 BALO Introductory Meetings , Ankara
Anatolia’s third meeting was held in Ankara on September 26, 2013,Thursday.
17/03/2014 BALO European introductory meeting was held in Duisburg and Vienna.
At first BALO officials visit the terminal in Europe and then BALO was held introductory meetings in Duisburg and in Vienna on March 17 and March 19.
22/02/2014 BALO Introductory Meetings , Istanbul
Meeting was held in istanbul chamber of commerce (ito). BALO was been continue its breigings with İstanbul. its purpose is trying to explain how the railway system works.
25/12/2013 BALO Introductory Meetings , Eskişehir
BALO activities, which was organized with partner Eskişehir Chamber of Industry (ESO) and Eskişehir Chamber of Commerce (ESTO) and meeting was held in ESO council chamber.
05/12/2013 Rail Cargo Austria officials visited the BALO.
Board Member of Rail Cargo Austria Drs. Regt Erik and his team, together with BALO officials assessed to operations which is starting on September 8.
