We do our job right

Filiz Ölçüm, General Manager of Öztürk Container Technical Service and Inspection, which has been providing service in all 7 regions of Turkey for 20 years, said, “Our customers have nothing to worry about until they come from the port to our warehouse and from our warehouse to the cargo. Because we know very well what to do and how to prepare for the appropriate load. If the container is damaged, we are responsible from its repair to its interior cleaning.”

Öztürk Container Technical Service and Inspection General Manager Filiz Ölçüm, who shared her views on the container shortage experienced in the sector in recent months, said, “The increase in freight rates was already something that shipowners and container suppliers wanted. The global pandemic that emerged in the past years has taken this issue to a global level. In addition, the containers that went to countries with low production and export-oriented goods and working mainly on imports did not return. Currently, the largest container stocks are in the USA. The impact of the trade wars has required much more containers. When such issues came together, the container crisis came into play. In fact, there is no lack of containers, just the events that have brought it to the present situation. The pandemic has also been the biggest factor." 

There has been an increase in container repair

Indicating that they carried out the most production for container leasing companies and foreign special demands in this period, Ölçüm also stated that repair work increased as a container technical service provider. “Before the pandemic, container owners were pulling the majority of containers to China and the Far East for repairs. Now, in the container crisis, they had to evaluate every container in their possession - although I believe this is a temporary period - and there has been a slight increase in repairs."

We can compete with China in container production

China wants even empty containers to come to the country. Evaluating that foreign trade is in a difficult situation due to the shortage of containers in our country, Ölçüm continued as follows: “China imports to all parts of the world. It is one of the most active countries in this field. Of course they will want it. Cheaper repairs are made there, and the country desperately needs containers for export. It is very easy to produce containers and compete with China. But for this to happen, the right steps need to be taken. Otherwise, there is nothing that cannot be done in our country."

Our warehouses are also combined freight stations.

Reminding that their warehouses serve not only as storage but also as a combined freight station, Filiz Ölçüm said, “Our customers have nothing to worry about until they come from the port to our warehouse and from our warehouse to the cargo. Because we know very well what to do and how to prepare for the appropriate load. If the container is damaged, we are responsible from its repair to its interior cleaning. We perform operations such as selecting containers suitable for export, sorting them according to the type of cargo, repairing them if they are damaged, testing the refrigerated containers and adjusting them to the desired set level. This is a very comforting and reassuring situation for the customer.”

Quality service in the field of reefer containers

Explaining the services provided by Öztürk Repair, one of the few companies in Turkey in the field of reefer -refrigerated-containers, in this field, Ölçüm said, "as the authorized service in Turkey and with our expert staff on cooling systems, we carry out all kind of installation, damage control, repairing, and maintenance services to the cooling systems of all kinds of refrigerated vehicles and containers. In addition, we respond to emergency roadside assistance calls so that the cold supply chain is not disrupted. In addition, we offer solutions to our customers' spare parts demands with fast and easy access to spare parts of all brands. We also offer special cooling system containers for the storage and transportation of vaccines during the Covid-19 period."

We want to test our knowledge and experience in new markets

Talking about his current projects and future plans, Ölçüm said, “It was a surprise year as we never expected. We were scared at first in the pandemic, but thankfully we were not affected too much. Exports continued at the same pace. In the medium term, we want to preserve the existing business, and in the long term, we want to open our company to foreign markets. We have started the infrastructure work for this. We want to test our knowledge and experience in new markets. We are constantly improving our knowledge by examining each country, and we act with the idea of what more can be done. Things are moving very fast in the world right now. Although we are not the focal point of this change, we can develop strategies very quickly. I think we are able to catch them thanks to years of knowledge, experience and foresight.”

About Öztürk Container

Öztürk Container Technical Service and Inspection has been providing services in all 7 regions of Turkey for nearly 20 years. It provides training and certificates to its 95 existing employees and every new employee who starts a job. The company, which also participates in training abroad, keeps its service competency certificates up-to-date. The company, which has its own warehouses in the Anatolian and European sides of Istanbul, Gemlik, Bandırma, İzmir Aliağa, Mersin İskenderun regions, can also serve all over the country with its mobile service. In addition to the container survey (damage detection) service, it provides repair, maintenance and storage of dry and reefer containers, control-repair maintenance of the reefer container PTI and refrigerant system. It provides services to the containers both in its own warehouses and in the field where the container is located, with its mobile team (such as port-factory-outdoor warehouse). 

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