Logistics management in maritime enterprices and Turkey practice

All companies have to profit in a changing world. All companies are obliged to draw the attention of customers by creating a difference in this race. To minimize costs is essential. Logistics companies looking for ways to lower the costs. Logistics companies focused on customer satisfaction. But the most important issue here is a matter of trust. Reducing costs, improve customer satisfaction. Operational support such as consolidated transportation, public warehousing, and inventory management must be provided in foreign trade to especially small and medium-sized enterprises in our country. The importance of the logistics sector in Turkey began to be understood since the early 1990s. Transportation route and type of transportation be balanced on the basis of foreign trade and rotation of empty vehicles and transport of empty containers should be minimized.Trading with neighboring countries should be given due importance. Especially in recent years, necessary communication should be established with the North African countries which are to weaken by internal turmoil and wars and these countries? should be supported in liberalization and the work of infrastructure. In addition, by encouraging joint companies, logistics integration should be provided. In foreign countries through the associations of exporters, storage and logistics facilities should be established and the costs should be minimized. Mergers should be given importance and through investments, upgrades to the scale must be supported. In addition, informal economy a bleeding wound in our country should be prevented and unfair competition should be avoided.In Turkey, domestic transportation by road is 94% and this increases the costs at highest level. From this perspective, action must be taken for the transportation to be made through marine and rail.