GE Transportation & TÜLOMSAŞ Secure First Locomotive Order by Turkish Private Operator Korfez Ulastirma, the Logistics Affi...
September 18 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Order marks Turkey’s first privately
purchased locomotives
- Locomotives to provide improved fuel
efficiency, reliability and tractive effort
- Locomotives will be manufactured by
TÜLOMSAŞ
GE Transportation (NYSE:GE) will supply five diesel-electric
locomotives to Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş., the subsidiary of Turkey’s
largest refinery, Tüpraş, operating in railway transportation.
Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş. is the first private operator in Turkey to
make such a purchase since the government began issuing licenses to
use mainlines one year ago. Announced today at InnoTrans 2018, the
agreement includes GE Transportation’s PowerHaul® series
locomotives, which are European Standards compliant and provide
world-class fuel economy.
Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş. currently leases five PowerHaul
locomotives that GE previously supplied to the Turkish State
Railways and will now double its fleet through this purchase. “As
our operations grow, the ability to move faster and more
efficiently is key to transporting products between Tüpraş
refineries,” said Tufan Basarir, General Manager for Korfez
Ulastirma A.Ş. “We’re excited to supplement the strength of our
fleet with the proven performance of these locomotives.”
These locomotives, like the five that Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş.
already leases, will be built in Eskisehir, Turkey by TÜLOMSAŞ,
GE’s strategic partner in country. TÜLOMSAŞ produces GE’s PowerHaul
locomotives for the European, Middle Eastern and North African
market. Under the agreement, GE will provide leading technology and
design while TÜLOMSAŞ provides local manufacturing, assembly and
final testing.
“We are honored to expand our strong presence in Turkey and
become the preferred locomotive supplier to both state-owned and
private operators,” said Gokhan Bayhan, GE Transportation's General
Manager, Russia/CIS, Europe, Middle East and North African market.
“This agreement represents a significant milestone to support a
dynamic, growing market and we are proud to contribute to Turkey’s
railways industry development goals with our technologies and
experience.
“At TÜLOMSAŞ plants, we support production of the most developed
and advanced technology locomotives with our experienced, qualified
workforce, facilities and capabilities,” said Hayri Avcı, the
General Manager of TÜLOMSAŞ. “Manufacturing these locomotives also
powers an important sub-industry and will make a real contribution
to the country’s economy.”
The PowerHaul series is a top-performing mid-weight locomotive,
compliant with EU Stage IIIa emissions and TSI interoperability
standards. It is equipped with a technologically advanced
16-cylinder 3,700 HP GE PowerHaul P616 engine with common-rail fuel
injection. The locomotive can achieve maximum power output, while
providing an 18 percent reduction in fuel consumption. It also has
improved reliability and tractive effort with high-performance AC
traction-control technology and individual axle-control.
Visit the GE Transportation InnoTrans 2018 webpage to learn more
about this week’s announcements, demos and displays. The GE
Transportation booth is located at Hall 3.2, Stand 401.
About GE Transportation
At GE Transportation, we move the world and improve the world.
We are a global technology leader and supplier of equipment,
services and digital solutions to the rail, mining, marine,
stationary power and drilling industries. Our innovations help
customers deliver goods and services with greater speed and savings
using our advanced manufacturing techniques and connected machines.
GE Transportation is headquartered in Chicago and employs
approximately 9,000 employees worldwide.
About Tüpraş (Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S.) and Korfez
Ulastirma A.Ş.
Operating four oil refineries, with a total of 28.1 million tons
annual crude oil processing capacity, Tüpraş is the only producer
in Turkey’s refining sector and largest industrial enterprise of
the country with its subsidiary in sea transportation, Ditaş, its
subsidiary in railway transportation, Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş., and
affiliate in fuel oil distribution sector, Opet.
Forty-nine percent of its shares are traded in Istanbul Stock
Exchange. Europe's 7th largest refining company, Tüpraş serves as
an integrated oil company with both market share and corporate
reliability, as well as production complexes and partnerships.
A wholly owned subsidiary of Tüpraş, Korfez Ulastirma A.Ş. is
the first private train operator in Turkey and was founded to grow
transportation of Tüpraş loads by rail. With a total of 549 wagons
and five diesel locomotives leased from TCDD (Turkish State
Railways), Korfez Ulastirma A.S. started railway operations in
December 2017.
About TÜLOMSAŞ (Türkiye Lokomotif ve Motor Sanayi
A.Ş)
TÜLOMSAŞ, the only locomotive supplier in Turkey, has a
longstanding and vast experience in manufacturing and maintenance.
The facility opened in 1894 as a maintenance and repair workshop
for locomotives.
As an affiliated company of the Turkish State Railways, TÜLOMSAŞ
has been responding to all the locomotive and wagon needs of Turkey
for more than a century. Throughout the years it has developed into
a heavy industrial player as well as the biggest and most modern
locomotive and freight car manufacturer in the Middle East and the
Balkans. TÜLOMSAŞ gained a new identity in 1986 as the Turkish
Locomotive and Engine Industry Inc. Today, TÜLOMSAŞ fulfills the
locomotive and freight car needs of TCDD, the Turkish State
Railways, and other organizations in Turkey, while increasing its
competitiveness in the global market through exports.
As of today, TÜLOMSAŞ has manufactured 900 locomotives, 650
diesel engines, and 11,000 freight cars. With an annual production
capacity of more than 100 locomotives, 1,500 bogie freight cars,
and 100 various types of diesel engines, TÜLOMSAŞ can be regarded
as the locomotive of the Turkish heavy industry. Based in
Eskisehir, TÜLOMSAŞ employs 1,500 people. Detailed info
www.tulomsas.com.tr
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