Ministry of Transport opened a tender of €2.5 mn for development of intermodal services in Turkey.

Ministry of Transport of Turkey opened a project tender to strengthen the intermodal services in railway transport. Applications are accepted till 20th of September this year. The project is supported by EU and European Development Fund (EDF).

The contract includes developing the strategy for rail freight and intermodal transport operations including identification and development of freight transport corridors in Turkey. The contract shall also include identification of necessary infrastructure connections and capacity building in order to improve solutions for the intermodal transport operations.

The final report is requested to be focused on below topics:

• Assessment of the situation in the sector,
• Exploring prospects for intermodal transport development,
• Action Plan for developing intermodal freight transport,
• Capacity building and visibility.

The selected candidates among the applications done until 20th of September, will be invited on 29th of November. The awarded contractor shall complete the work in 24 months.

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