Author: Ozan Sahiner

Ocean Freight Explained

Ocean Freight Explained

Posted by | Sep 1, 2017 |

90% of everything we buy arrives via container ships, says investigative British journalist Rose George, after spending months on container ships to learn more about our “invisible industry.” There are currently over 20 million shipping containers in the world, and roughly 10 million of them are moving on vessels at any given time of the year. 55,000 container ships carried around 2 billion metric tons of cargo in 2016, and steamship lines contributed over $200 billion to global GDP. We can keep listing numbers with more fascinating facts about shipping industry, but to summarize: containers are the blood cells...

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The Importance of Cyber Security in Logistics

The Importance of Cyber Security in Logistics

Posted by | Jul 7, 2017 |

“I am convinced that there are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be.” These words belong to Robert Mueller, who was one of the longest-serving FBI directors in U.S. history with twelve years of service. Luckily, we haven’t seen any examples of merchant vessels or aircrafts hacked, but recent events have showed us that it is not the only way that hackers could target our industry. The risk of cyber-attacks on transportation modes continues to be significant, and each year, we see more and more cases that result in loss of...

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What is a Flexitank?

What is a Flexitank?

Posted by | Apr 24, 2017 |

In the shipping container business, people mainly focus on the type of merchandise which can be boxed and sorted on pallets. In fact, this is only a portion of what can be shipped in those magical boxes. Handling different type of products is an important segment of logistics, and we utilize different type of containers to achieve that. Moreover, a container itself is not the only thing that we can utilize to handle our unordinary cargoes. We can use various types of packaging techniques to turn a dry van container into a liquid tank, too. One of the most common...

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Ship Breaking – Is it the Answer to the Shipping Industry’s Overcapacity Problem?

Ship Breaking – Is it the Answer to the Shipping Industry’s Overcapacity Problem?

Posted by | Feb 24, 2017 |

Undoubtedly, 2016 was one of the darkest years in shipping history. Financial distress was unbearable, especially for certain companies. Carriers formed alliances, smaller steamship lines got acquired by larger corporations, and creditors distributed more money to support their borrowers. Long story short, everyone did their best to survive in a collapsing industry. However, a lesser-known side of the industry had one of its most profitable years in decades – ship breaking. Ship breaking is a way of disposing unused ships by tearing them up, either for parts or raw material. Modern vessels are built to last for several decades, but after a...

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How the Trump Presidency will Affect Shipping and Logistics

How the Trump Presidency will Affect Shipping and Logistics

Posted by | Dec 12, 2016 |

Either you are a Republican or a Democrat, whether you are happy with the outcome or not, the election season is finally over. Donald Trump has been officially elected the 45th president of the United States. People called this result shocking, game-changing and for some of them, disappointing. Martin Schulz, the president of the European Parliament described it as ‘a protest vote’ similar to Brexit. Wayne Allyn Root, former Republican Party member and political commentator wrote a book to explain how this was an ‘Angry White Male’ revolution. Regardless of these opinions, one thing is certain: America has opened a...

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