PSA BDP and Alışan Lojistik celebrate their partnership
Alışan Lojistik A.Ş. (ALIŞAN), which announced the sale of 75 percent of its shares at the beginning of this year, has taken its place within the PSA BDP Group, the cargo solutions division of PSA, following the completion of the purchasing process. ALIŞAN and PSA BDP, a leading service provider of globally integrated and port-based supply chain, transportation and logistics solutions, celebrated their partnership, which became official on 3 July 2023, with a reception last night.
CHANGE IN ALIŞAN LOGO
Mike Andaloro, Vincent Ng, Hector Gonzalez, Yonca Alışan, Damla Alışan, Ghim Siew Ho, David Yang, Chee Foong Wan, Fikret Ersoy, Ertugrul Alışan, the founder of Alışan Logistics, and the stakeholders and customers of PSA, PSA BDP and ALIŞAN, as well as public authorities and key industry representatives attended the event held at Istanbul Swissotel. On the evening of the event, the new ALIŞAN logo was announced to emphasise the integration of ALIŞAN as a member of the PSA Group.
PSA BDP has completed the integration process with ALIŞAN, which has been providing national and international packaged distribution, bulk liquid and dry bulk distribution, warehouse operations and value added services (VAS) for 38 years in Turkey, which continues to be a critical market for the logistics sector due to its unique geographical location and extensive road, railway, port and airport network, bridging Europe and Asia.
“WE ADDED STRENGTH TO OUR STRENGTH”
Wan Chee Foong, CEO of PSA BDP, PSA Middle East South Asia Regional CEO and Group Business Development Head, Wan Chee Foong, who offers innovative end-to-end cargo solutions in addition to its strength in domestic and international maritime, rail transport and in-port services, and related supply chain management, logistics, maritime and digital services, said in his speech at the event: “Turkey’s importance as a key player in the global logistics market cannot be ignored”. Wan Chee Foong also said: “As you know, PSA Group has a strong history of investment and cooperation in the Turkish logistics and transport sector. Today, we have strengthened our position by combining ALIŞAN’s impressive service portfolio and customer base with PSA BDP’s comprehensive cargo solutions expertise. We look forward to continuing our growth and leveraging the complementary strengths of both parties to deliver faster, resilient and sustainable trade solutions to our customers.”
“WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGHER QUALITY SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS”
Speaking at the event, Fikret Ersoy, PSA BDP Regional Director for Middle East, Turkey and Africa, said: “As PSA BDP team, we are very excited to officially welcome ALIŞAN to our group. ALIŞAN is an important brand of Turkish logistics. We look forward to capitalising on their market strength and extensive service network to offer advanced, end-to-end solutions to our customers. We are determined to provide efficient and sustainable logistics services demanded by today’s market, to work with our team that will create the superior value Turkey expects for its supply chain and to provide high quality service to our customers.”
“WE WILL MOVE TOWARDS OUR TARGETS WITH FASTER AND MORE CONFIDENT STEPS”
Pointing out that the 38 years of success of their company has been crowned with the PSA partnership, Damla Alışan, CEO of ALIŞAN, said: “Together with PSA BDP, with which we have joined forces, we will carry our services and activities to a much wider scale around the world in the following period and improve our services we offer. Together with our global partner, we have organised our projects and investments under certain headings. Thanks to this new synergy, we will take faster and more confident steps towards our goals.”
