Yearly Archives: 2015
MTS President Sedat Saka Invites you to RAISE A TOAST TO 2015 and ring in the New Year!
Sedat Saka - 1
Raise a Toast to 2015!
It’s easy to get caught up in running the business of MTS week in, week out. However, the end of...
Project Cargo Handling
Onur Akarca - 0
In 2014, a client of ours asked me how they could possibly move a 100 metric ton, almost 5 meter high power generation unit...
Big Cargo Ships Small Ports
The world of logistics is in for a significant shake up based on the impact of many large companies utilizing supersized cargo ships. This...
Nearshoring – Viable option?
Sandy Weng - 0
Over the past few years, resources in traditional offshore locations like India and China have increased in cost, and the argument of price has...
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): What is on the horizon for its members?
Orkun Gonen - 1
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the largest and most anticipated trade initiatives after The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), has finally been revealed...
The Shift from Trucking to Rail: The Supply Chain’s Most Eco-friendly Option
Nezih Akbas - 0
Environmental sustainability is a central issue in regards to transportation and the logistics sector. Consumer transportation experts are in constant debate of what is...
Commercial Side of Container Shipping Industry
Aytac Akgul - 1
The container shipping industry has been very unprofitable over the past 3-5 years. Making things worse, earnings have been exceptionally spasmodic due to several...
Supply Chain and its Environmental Impact
Mary Huang - 2
Supply chain sustainability is a trending topic nowadays because of people’s growing awareness to keeping the Earth sustainable. The topic of sustainability is defined...
Journey of Your Container!
Have you ever thought what happens to your container after picking up by the forwarding agency? No? Well your container or your product is...
Are we ready for winter?
As the United States and Canada settle in for the winter season, we all start thinking about how our everyday business and supply chain...
Cold Cargo Shipping is Here to Stay
Reefer business for the carriers has been long viewed as seasonal or the exception to the rule, not quite anymore. As souring prices in...
Put some money on the cubbies?
http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2015/10/mets_doomed_based_on_back_to_the_future_ii_eerie_c.html
Automated Container Terminals are Coming
Ethan Huang - 0
There is no doubt that big ships are driving the need of the automation at container terminals in major gateway port such as New...
Smart Containers
Emre Reyhan - 0
Companies today are under great pressure to eliminate disruptions from their supply chain. Bad weather, labor disputes, shortages, defective materials and transportation issues can...
Chassis, The Linchpin Of The Trucking Industry
Canan Unal - 0
What is a chassis?  Why is it important?  If you know the answers to these questions then you're well on your way to understanding why...
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID)
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is “the wireless use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to...
High-Tech Ways to Prevent Hijacking in Shipping
Although piracy doesn’t concern most people, for those who make their living on the ocean it is a constant threat. According to a new...
