After the settlement signed in June between BALO and Express-Interfarcht, subsidiary of Rail Cargo Austria Group (RCA), there had a meeting in Izmir head office. The parties expressed their mutual satisfaction and the predetermined agenda was discussed.
The preparations for starting intermodal transportations, investments on containers and wagons, studies for logistics infrastructure with support of Ministry of Transportation and BALO's 93 shareholders were subject to the meeting.
The other agenda items were structuring of BALO in Anatolia and storage areas, internal and foreign marketing activities, transit times and alternative routes, and electronic data interchanging.
Mr Erik Regter as the Chairman of RCA expressed his feelings that he is excited for such project concerning the improvement of railway transportation in Turkey with a great and meaningful view. He also desired it to be stable. BALO's General Manager Mr Isteermis also gave warm wishes and stated the goal for increasing the frequency of services aimed at beginning.
At the end of the meeting Mr Isteermis presented to Drs. Erik Regter a plaque composed of a travers and rail section which were taken from the rail line between Izmir-Aydin in the year 1856.
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.
