At the end of December, Ekol moved to a new facility in Sosnowiec: a cross-dock warehouse used for international groupage traffic. The total available area is 2,000 sq. m. with 8 loading ramps. This warehouse can handle various product groups, including ADR. Since Ekol offers connections not only within the European Union but also outside of it, an important aspect is that the new facility includes a temporary storage warehouse. Ekol specializes in intermodal transport, and the immediate proximity of a rail terminal allows shipments to reach this location by rail.
– The next steps in the company’s development are the establishment of three branches at the beginning of 2016: in Poznań, Wrocław, and Łódź. We are planning rail connections linking Western Europe with Poland. We want the intermodal solutions we offer to also function on other directions important for our development – said Artur Pohl, Country Manager, Ekol Poland.
The parent company Ekol is based in Turkey, but it also has branches in 10 other countries. It owns 5 Ro-Ro vessels and dispatches nearly 70 freight trains per month.
– Shipments sent, for example, from Turkey or Greece to Poland are transported by ferry from the port of Istanbul to Trieste. They cover the next part of the journey by train to Ostrava, from where they are transported by road to Sosnowiec. We currently offer 4 regular weekly train connections on the Ostrava – Trieste route, and in 2016 we will increase their number to 6 – adds Artur Pohl.
In addition to intermodal solutions, Ekol also offers “conventional” services such as domestic and international road transport (for shipments of various sizes), contract logistics, and specialized customs services.