The ICTS Group offers trailer rental and various maintenance and field services to provide customers with a range of fleet management solutions. New international partnerships have been signed with EKOL, Waberer’s, Link and CLdN Cargo. Tailored equipment supply The ICTS Group recently delivered 50 lightweight 45 ft. chassis to CLdN CARGO. CLdN CARGO is one of the leading logistics service providers supplying tailored shortsea solutions using container and trailer equipment, as part of the CLdN Group specialising in dry bulk, roll-on roll-off and door-to-door logistics. International workshops and field services The ICTS Group has entered into a strategic partnership agreement for the maintenance, repair and other services with Waberer’s International Nyrt and Link Sp. Z o.o. in relation to their rolling equipment. The partnership resulted from the ICTS Group’s International focus on providing services through its various workshops and cross-border mobile field activities. Waberer’s is the leading own-asset vehicle operator in international full truckload transportation in Europe and the market leader in Hungary in domestic freight and complex logistics services. Link, the well known Polish-based Group, was recently acquired by Waberer’s. The partnership with both companies is in line with the ICTS Group’s ‘zero defect’ strategy, with which the company is focusing on becoming an axis in Europe based on its rental and full service concepts. Full service package The ICTS Group has undersigned an extensive rental agreement with EKOL. The transaction, which was signed in the presence of Mr Ahmet Musul, Chairman of EKOL, and Mr Jan Coene, President & CEO of the ICTS Group, concerns the rental of 125 Kässbohrer mega huckepack curtainsider trailers divided into 100 TIR mega long-term rentals and 25 short-term mega rentals. As part of the rental agreement, the ICTS Group will also perform APK (Dutch MOT) and preventive inspections at the ICTS Group’s international workshops in Zeebruges in Belgium and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Zeebruges is a key location for both companies. The ICTS Group has its main workshop in Zeebrugge where EKOL recently established its train connection to Trieste in Italy. Joint synergies are enhanced by the fact that the ICTS Group holds special permits providing admission to limited-access areas for trailer checks and repairs on the spot. EKOL, an integrated logistics company founded in 1990, provides international freight, warehousing, domestic distribution, foreign trade, Customs and supply chain management services in 15 countries. EKOL is one of Europe's major logistics providers, with distribution centres covering 1,000,000 m² of total indoor space in Turkey, Germany, Italy, Greece, France, Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, Hungary, Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Iran and Slovenia, as well as enabling Intermodal transportation using its 6 Ro-Ro vessels, 48 block trains per week and 5,500 vehicles.