We have conducted a short interview with David Yang, regional CEO of Europe Mediterranean at PSA, who states that they are glad to invest on Mersin International Port so that PSA could invest more if good opportunities may occur. What did drive you to build a partnership with Akfen Holding? Mersin International Port represents PSA’s first foray into Turkey and Akfen’s deep expertise and experience in the local business environment coupled with their understanding and ability to help bridge the needs of the international investors were key in providing a firm foundation to a successful and sustainable partnership. Most importantly, Akfen’s professional management team under the leadership of Hamdi Akin proved to be a perfect fit. PSA has an extensive experience of port management. Now your name has been mentioned with your investment on Mersin International Port. Why did you choose to invest on Turkey, specifically on Mersin International Port? Can you give your investment budget? Mersin was the first major port privatization project in Turkey. PSA believed that it could marry its world wide experience and leadership position in the ports sector with a young, dynamic and fast growing market, in particular Mersin, and make a difference in the local community in which it is invested in. We are very happy to have been able to achieve credible results so far with our partner in Mersin. You are very concerned on the issue of port safety. Are you planning to implement your experiences on Mersin International Port? Ensuring a safe working environment for our employees and port users is extremely important for PSA. We have regular reviews of the work practices of all our terminals worldwide to ensure they comply with the highest safety standards on a global basis. We do this by sharing and codifying best practices and experiences globally across all the terminals we are operating in, including at MIP. PSA is one of the world’s biggest port operators and has many ports around the world. Are you planning to operate any port other than Mersin in Turkey? And can you define the advantages to operate the Mersin Port to extend your operation in the region? We are constantly looking for attractive and meaningful investment opportunities where we can add value, and will definitely be interested in further investments in Turkey if the right opportunity presents itself. Mersin is a good starting point as it has enabled us to acquire knowledge and experience about doing business in Turkey. This will stand us in good stead if and when we decide to make further investments in the country. Due to the civil war-like situation in Syria, Turkey’s land transportation to the Middle East and the North Africa via Syria has collapsed for a while. Then, Ro-Ro shipping started from Mersin to Egypt to overcome the side effects of this situation. How much did you invest to develop such shipping operations in Mersin? Are you planning to add new routes? We are constantly on the look-out for new business opportunities and markets, and will make the necessary investments to ensure we are able to provide the excellent levels of service our customers have come to expect of us.