KARA
Road freight (FTL / LTL)
Full and part loads on the Bursa–Europe corridor; tautliner, mega and reefer equipment; routes via Kapıkule or Ro-Ro connections.
RVGemlik · Bursa · Türkiye–Europe corridor
Your Turkish suppliers, one forwarder, one point of contact.
Rotavan collects from factories across the Bursa industrial belt and delivers to Europe by road, sea or air. Every quote states the route, equipment, document list and an indicative transit window in writing, so your planning team knows what to expect before the truck is loaded.
Bursa Munich4–6working days
Bursa Milan5–7working days
Bursa Rotterdam6–8working days
Indicative ranges; actual times depend on route, border congestion and season.
01Services
All services
Six services, one desk
Whichever mode your cargo needs, the quote, the paperwork and the tracking come from the same team.
DENIZ
Sea freight (container)
FCL and LCL container bookings out of Gemlik and the Marmara ports, with port handling and discharge follow-up.
HAVA
Air freight
Door-to-door air freight via the Istanbul airports for urgent and high-value consignments.
GUMRUK
Customs coordination
Document preparation, declaration follow-up and border planning with partner customs brokers on both sides.
DEPO
Warehousing and bonded storage
Bonded and free warehouse space near Gemlik; racked, floor and cross-dock layouts with stock reporting.
PROJE
Project and out-of-gauge cargo
Lowbed planning, route surveys and special-permit handling for machinery, production lines and plant equipment.
02How we work
From enquiry to delivery in five steps
Each step produces a written output: quote, loading instruction, document set, position update and signed proof of delivery.
- 1
Cargo details and quote
Origin, destination, dimensions, weight, packaging and dates. A written quote with route and equipment within the working day.
- 2
Loading plan
Vehicle or container allocation, loading slot and document checklist, confirmed with your supplier in Turkish.
- 3
Documents and customs
Invoice, packing list, ATR/EUR.1 and T1 prepared and followed up with partner brokers on both sides.
- 4
In transit
Border crossing, transhipment and ETA updates sent against the shipment number.
- 5
Delivery and close-out
Consignee confirmation, signed CMR and invoicing; the file is archived.
03Transit times
Indicative road transit from Bursa
Working-day ranges on the road corridor. Your quote carries a range specific to your cargo.
Indicative transit times (working days); varies by route
| Destination | Country | Transit | Corridor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | BG | 2–3 d | Kapıkule |
| Bucharest | RO | 3–4 d | Kapıkule / Hamzabeyli |
| Budapest | HU | 3–5 d | Kapıkule |
| Vienna | AT | 4–6 d | Kapıkule |
| Munich | DE | 4–6 d | Kapıkule |
| Milan | IT | 5–7 d | Ro-Ro (Trieste) + road |
| Paris | FR | 5–8 d | Kapıkule or Ro-Ro |
| Rotterdam | NL | 6–8 d | Kapıkule |
| London | UK | 7–10 d | Road + Channel crossing |
Ranges cover loading day to consignee delivery. Customs clearance, border queues, public holidays, driver rest periods and weather can move them. No fixed delivery day is promised; the ETA is updated after loading.
04Why Bursa
A supplier base worth a dedicated corridor
Bursa is Türkiye's automotive, textile and machinery hub, with the Gemlik port cluster on its doorstep. Rotavan is built around that geography.
Automotive parts
Fixed weekly loading slots for tier suppliers, returnable packaging flows, mega trailers for bulky parts.
Textiles and apparel
Weekly groupage departures, hanging-garment equipment, delivery to your European distribution centre.
Food
Reefer trucks with temperature logs, route selection by shelf life, health certificate checks before loading.
Machinery
Out-of-gauge planning, lowbed trailers, route surveys and permits handled before the quote is final.
05Warehousing
Bonded and free warehouse near Gemlik
Consolidate several suppliers into one shipment, hold stock under bond before clearance, or cross-dock the same day. Rack plan and process on the warehousing page.
Warehousing page 06TrackingStatus by shipment number
Loading, border, transhipment and delivery steps on one screen with an ETA box and document status. The demo shows a static draft.
Tracking draftSend us the cargo details; we reply with a written quote and a route proposal.
The checklist and a ready-to-send message template are on the quote page. WhatsApp or e-mail, whichever your team prefers.