Five modes, one operation

For FCL shipments we handle booking, empty container supply, in-port handling and loading supervision as a single responsibility. For LCL cargo, consolidation takes place at the groupage warehouse, allowing smaller volumes to ship without hiring a full container.

Non-standard cargo — project shipments, heavy tonnage, out-of-gauge — is planned on flat rack and open top equipment, with the required permits and surveys managed on your behalf.

On full truckload (FTL) services the vehicle goes directly from the loading point to the consignee. There is no transhipment, which keeps both damage risk and transit time to a minimum. Part loads (LTL) are grouped against a weekly departure schedule.

We prepare the T1/T2 transit documentation for European lanes and the border-crossing paperwork for Middle East lanes. Vehicle and driver tracking continues throughout the journey.

For regular, high-volume shipments, rail is the strongest alternative to road. Because the schedule is fixed, planning is more predictable than by truck; queues at border crossings and driver hours limits do not come into play.

A block train is a service where a single shipper uses the full capacity; wagon-based shipping means taking space within a train for smaller volumes. We arrange the pre- and on-carriage between terminal and factory by road — so from your side it remains one door-to-door operation.

For samples, spare parts, perishables and shipments carrying deadline risk, a few days saved usually pays for itself — a stopped production line costs more than the air freight premium.

On a consolidated shipment your cargo travels with others: cheaper, but possibly a day longer. Direct shipment is the fastest. Which one is right for you is a conversation about deadline and budget together.

Intermodal transport means combining the sea, rail and road legs of the same shipment under one plan. The cargo never leaves the container; only the vehicle carrying it changes. That reduces both handling cost and damage risk.

The real gain is in coordination. With three separate suppliers, a delay becomes your problem — and proving who caused it falls to you as well. Under one plan we align the transfer windows, and responsibility for the outcome stays with us.

A typical setup: sea freight from the most suitable port to a European port, rail to an inland terminal, and the final leg by road to the consignee’s door. We put the options in front of you with transit times and costs so you can pick the right combination.

Customs brokerage is in-house: our own customs broker handles import and export declarations, tariff classification, origin and movement certificates (ATR, EUR.1), inspection and analysis procedures, and the tracking of duty obligations — the file is never handed to a third party. A hold caused by a wrong tariff code or a missing document is the most expensive delay in logistics: the cargo stops, demurrage accrues, the deadline slips.

Our warehouse sits on İstanbul's western side at Mimarsinan, Büyükçekmece: a short drive from the Ambarlı port cluster and our head office, with 2,000 m² under cover. Export cargo is consolidated, sorted, labelled and repacked here before it goes into the container; on the import side, goods leaving the port are prepared for distribution. At the other end of the Balkan corridor we work with 3,000 m² of storage capacity in Athens and Thessaloniki.

A bonded warehouse lets goods sit without duty being paid — an important cash-flow tool for importers. A general warehouse holds goods that have already cleared. Handling covers labelling, palletising, repacking and order-based picking.

You are sending a single box. For anything smaller than a pallet, courier and express operators are both cheaper and faster. We work at container, trailer and part-load scale; the operation we would set up for one box would cost you more than it should.

You are moving house. Household and personal effects removals are a separate trade: packing, insurance and the customs regime all work differently from commercial cargo. We do not handle them.

You only want a figure to compare. You will take our number and negotiate with someone else — that is fine, just tell us. A line-by-line quote takes us half a day, so ask for one knowing that.