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International Transport Journal 35-36 2013 Turkey and Greece Special43General cargo and overland transport options to and from Turkey being expandedSertrans, Hellmann, Bosman, DTCThere is a spate of new activities in the Turkish logistics market. Hellmann has joined the general cargo network System Alliance Europein Turkey, and the Dutch forwarding and logistics group Wim Bosman has started a new partnership with the Turkish service providerSertrans. And last but not least, the German firm Deutsche Transport-Compagnie launched its new Turkey options early in September.The Turkish subsidiary of HellmannWorldwide Logistics has become the fifthHellmann company to join the generalcargo network System Alliance Europe.It can thus now offer additional directtransport options to and from Istanbuland new links to and from Izmir. Thealliance said that the move has broughtits membership to 54 partners in 27 countries,and that it now offers a total of 188branches.Over and above this, another SystemAlliance partner, the German enterpriseDeutsche Transport-Compagnie (DTC),is opening a Turkey gateway at its Nurembergheadquarters in September. The hubwill offer daily transportation of consignmentsto partner Hellmann WorldwideLogistics’ branch in Istanbul.Sertrans partner in TurkeyAnd last but not least, the entity WimBosman Expeditie, the Dutch nationalbranch of the Wim Bosman group, whichin turn is a part of the Mainfreight logisticscorporation from New Zealand, hasstarted a new collaboration deal with theTurkish transport and logistics enterpriseSertrans in the overland segment. Thepartnership between Wim Bosman andSertrans will focus on international options– primarily road haulage, but alsoThe general cargo network System Alliance Europe has expanded its options to and from Turkey.including intermodal transport solutions– between the Netherlands and Turkey.Wim Bosman said that the frequencyof departures from the Netherlands toTurkey will be expanded thanks to thecollaboration deal with the new partner.Specifically the firms will provide dailyLTL and FTL services to the Bosphorus,and over and above this there will be twoweekly groupage services available too.Road haulage to the customs authorityoffices will generally be completed in fivedays. If customers wish for the transportationtasks to be executed intermodally,then the transit time is two days longer.The family-owned enterprise Sertrans,which is headquartered in Istanbul, is amember of the generalcargo and groupagenetwork System Alliance Europe – just asWim Bosman is. Sertrans has a total ofeight branch offices in Turkey.Robert Altermattwww.systemallianceeurope.netwww.hellmann.net; www.dtc.dewww.wimbosman.comwww.sertrans.com.trPhoto: System Alliance EuropeTransit via TURKEY to IRAQinfo@geneltransport.com.tr