Christian Salvesen and Ulustrans announce strategic alliance

Leading Turkish freight forwarder, Ulustrans and European logistics specialist, Christian Salvesen, have announced a strategic alliance which will combine the respective strengths of the two companies to meet customers’ requirements for transportation between Turkey and the rest of Europe.

Christian Salvesen PLC will be able to offer Turkish freight forwarding services to its customers as part of its distribution and logistics services via Ulustrans’ freight capability.

Ulustrans will utilise Christian Salvesen’s extensive networks in Europe to facilitate distribution services for its customers. This alliance enables Christian Salvesen and Ulustrans to meet their customers’ needs by providing an integrated transport capability between Turkey and the rest of Europe.

Christian Salvesen CEO, Stewart Oades, said: “This strategic alliance increases our transport network capability into an important market, enabling Christian Salvesen to provide customers with transport services between Turkey and Europe. Turkey was identified as an important country in our plans and this represents a significant increase in our capability. We look forward to working with Ulustrans, the leading Turkish provider in the market.”

Ulustrans CEO, Olgun Hacialoglu, added: “We are keen to expand our freight offering to and from Turkey. Christian Salvesen is the right partner to enable us to do this and will provide the strong European distribution services which our customers require.”