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International Transport Journal 35-36 2013 Turkey and Greece Special47continued from page 45The quality of our services has to be top notch so that wecan provide specialist logistics markets – such as thosein the pharmaceuticals or the express delivery industries,for example – with suitable offerings. That’s why we’veinvested both in our own warehouses as well as in theexpansion of our network and fleet. The capacity of ourfull-freighter fleet has doubled in four years. It now encompassesthree Airbus A310s and six A330s. Overall,our fleet is one of the newest in Europe.That’s the hardware we need for success, and we’resimultaneously modernising our IT software. We alsopromote staff training, and networking between the sixregions into which our global activities have been divided,with their headquarters in New York, Frankfurt,Vienna, Dubai, Nairobi and Hong Kong.We can see that you’re thinking big! But to comeback to the new Istanbul airport and the dimensionsof that project – bearing the problems at the hugebuilding site in Berlin or at the hub in Doha in mind,wouldn’t you say that it’s a bit optimistic to talk aboutinaugurating your new hub «in four or five years»?No, I don’t think so. You see, in Istanbul we rather tendto finish such projects faster. The construction of SabihaGökçen airport, Istanbul’s second hub, located on theAsian side of the Bosphorus, was originally supposed totake four years, but it was completed in 2001 after justtwo years. When the plans are realistic, the funds areavailable and a degree of experience is available, thensuch an undertaking is entirely feasible.Loxx set to cooperate withMilitzer&Münch in TurkeyThe German logistics provider Loxx announced recently that it had starteda collaboration deal with Militzer&Münch in Turkey on 1 June. Theagreement between Militzer&Münch Uluslararasi Nakliyat ve LojistikHizmetler, to give the national branch its full name, and Loxx initiallyoffered export and import options to and from stations in Bursa andIstanbul, in the Marmara region. The partners offer three general cargoruns a week from each destination. Istanbul is simultaneously Loxx’s hubfor the Middle East, the Caucasus and Turkmenistan. Departures wereincreased early in August, and in the medium term the collaboration willbe extended to the stations in Izmir, Mersin and Ankara.rawww.loxx.de; www.mumnet.comGreek post office paring down networkPost Elta, the state-owned Greek postal service provider, recently announcedplans to restructure its network of post offices. It is set to handover 80 of the 730 branches Elta runs nationwide to private franchisees.The reduction in the number of post offices is due to commence inautumn this year and be completed by early 2014. Elta CEO KostisMelachroinos said that the corporation would be able to save aroundEUR 2.5 million annually thanks to the move. The private franchiseeswill be expected to provide the same services as Elta in the branchesthey take over, according to Melachroinos.www.elta.gr«Turkish Airlines is ready to deliver the servicesto help businesses grow. There are manyprofitable niches in the new markets for us.»Allow me to comment on the situation in Berlin – Iworked there for three years, after all. The plans for thehub lay dormant for many years, and were partially outof date. I also have the feeling that Berlin is different.If the project had been planned for Frankfurt, then itwould have been completed a long time ago – for thelatter has a different significance for German aviation.But I want to underline that I haven’t lost my «Vertrauen»(Kizilkaya uses the German word for faith – ed.) in Germany’sengineering skills!What is your assessment of the current economic andfinancial situation in Europe?Ask me an easier one! The fact remains that, while thegrowth rate of world aviation has been in decline, aviationin Turkey has risen amazingly. At a time of globalrecession, Turkey has been one of the fastest-growingeconomies for the last years. Today, with emerging economieslooking to expand their offerings, Turkish Airlinesis ready to deliver the services and support needed tohelp businesses grow. There is a great potential for aircargo and many profitable niches in the new markets forus.www.turkishcargo.com.trwww.zenit-spedition.atThere‘s no ‚No Can Do‘ with ZENIT ... we are the SpecialEast!Regular groupage services:Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Moldova, RomaniaZENIT -neutral handling guaranteed.A-5101 Bergheim .Tel. +43/662/45 40 41 .office@zenit-spedition.atD-Furth im Wald .Tel. +49/99 73/80 48-0 .office.de@zenit-spedition.at