Körfez Ulaştırma signed a maintenance agreement for GATX railcars
Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş., a subsidiary of Tüpraş in railway transportation, signed a maintenance agreement with Anapet Akaryakıt A.Ş., a fuel oil transporter using the railcars of GATX, a global railcar owner and lessor based in the U.S. Accordingly, the maintenance of 84 fuel oil railcars used by Anapet will be performed in Kırıkkale Workshop of Körfez Ulaştırma.
Körfez Ulaştırma, the first private railway train operator of Turkey and a subsidiary of Tüpraş in railway transportation, signed a periodical maintenance agreement with Anapet Akaryakıt A.Ş., a railway fuel oil transportation company using GATX railcars.
84 pieces of L4BH type fuel oil railcars of U.S.-based GATX, one of the leading freight car operators of the world that owns more than 100 thousand railcars, will be maintained in the railcar maintenance workshop of Körfez Ulaştırma in Kırıkkale under the said agreement.
The most comprehensive railcar maintenance and repairing workshop in compliance with ECM standards.
Technical maintenance works will be performed in the workshop by experienced staff of Railway Logistics Company, which has been authorized to perform maintenance works for railway vehicles in Europe and Turkey and which has the ECM (Entity in Charge of Maintenance) certificate.
The workshop located in Kırıkkale Refinery of Tüpraş will be one of the most advanced workshops in Turkey that has the highest volume of work after activation of wheel hammering and wheel lathe equipment in 2021.
Stating that they will improve their “safer transportation” mission when periodical maintenance works of fuel oil railcars are performed by expert teams as a result of the agreement signed between Körfez Ulaştırma and Anapet, Tufan Başarır, General Manager of Körfez Ulaştırma, said, “The railcar maintenance workshop of Tüpraş in Kırıkkale, which was only serving for the railcars of Tüpraş and Opet until today, will now offer its experience in this field also to other companies by including an external customer to its portfolio. Advanced equipment and technical service capacity of our workshop, which is the most comprehensive railcar maintenance and repair workshop in Turkey operating in compliance with ECM standards by applying safe and environmentally-friendly methods in logistic operations, ensures the railcars to function at maximum efficiency.”
About Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş.
Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş., a 100 percent subsidiary of Tüpraş, is the first private railway operator in Turkey. The company was established to transport the products of Tüpraş by railway and with the vision to play a significant role in railway freight forwarding within Turkey with growth potential. The company, which started its operations in December 2017, has carried more than 5 million tons of products as an operator and organizer. Körfez Ulaştırma, which carried 1.5 million tons of products in 2020, transported 77 percent of these products by its own trains. Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş. performs its operations with its 445 railcars and 100 - 150 tank cars of Turkish State Railways as well as 8 diesel locomotives, 3 of which were leased from Turkish State Railways and 5 were owned by the company. For details: https://www.korfezulastirma.com.tr
About GATX Rail Europe (GRE)
GATX Rail Europe (GRE), based in Wien, Austria, is a subsidiary of GATX Corporation, one of the largest global freight car operators in the world with more than 120 years of experience in the industry. With its large-scale fleet and high service quality, GRE leases railcars in more than 20 countries in Europe. It provides services to 220 customers in different industries with more than 26,000 tank cars and heavy freight cars, offering environmental, safe, and competitive solutions for any railway transportation needs with its experienced and service-oriented staff. The company, which has local networks throughout Europe for customer services, also has a railcar maintenance and repairing workshop in Poland. For more information: https://www.gatx.eu/
About Anapet
Anapet, which started to operate in 2015 as a 100% subsidiary of Lokal Enerji, is in a significant position in Turkey in terms of railway transportation of fuel oil. It has increased its transportation capacity to 640 thousand tons in 2020 with its fleet composed of 250 railcars in 5 different types. The company pays all the attention required for transportation of hazardous materials in accordance with national and international legislations and regulations pertaining to railway transportation, which is the most economical and safest means of transportation. It operates in harmony with any railway-connected facility in our country with its 5 different types of railcars. Anapet added 85 new railcars in 2019 to its fleet thanks to its new collaboration with GATX operating in the railway industry throughout the world. For more information: www.anapet.net