International transport and logistics service provider, Gebrüder Weiss, is taking over Istanbul-based 3S Transport & Logistics from January 1, 2022.

In a statement, Gebrüder Weiss said the Turkish forwarding company specializes in partial load transports between Turkey and its key trading partner Germany.

With this step Gebrüder Weiss Turkey doubles its transport volume and positioning itself as a top player for transports with Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

It added that the takeover also means that 22 employees of 3S Transport & Logistics will move under the umbrella of Gebrüder Weiss Turkey.

"3S Transport & Logistics is a logistics service provider that has been firmly established on the Turkish transport market for many years and that we are now going to integrate into our organization. This will strengthen the position of our location in Istanbul as a strategic anchor, linking Europe and Asia and the New Silk Road," said Thomas Moser, director and regional manager Black Sea/CIS at Gebrüder Weiss.

Turkey expansion

"Our customers will have the benefit of access to a much broader range of services, and our employees have new prospects for the future," added Ilhami Seval and Sehel Zenbil, the two former managing directors of 3S Transport & Logistics.

"For Gebrüder Weiss in Turkey, this is an important step for our growth, and it is strengthening our service portfolio. We are looking forward to the cooperation," said Mişel Yakop, country manager Gebrüder Weiss Turkey.

Gebrüder Weiss has had a presence in Turkey since 2012 and currently has locations in Istanbul and Izmir.

Its main activities include partial load transports as well as air and sea freight services. Istanbul is at the heart of an axis of Gebrüder Weiss branches stretching across Central and South-Eastern Europe to the Caucasus and Central Asia, providing links to the New Silk Road corridors.