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Maritime transportation has constituted the biggest ratio of world trade since years. In maritime... more Maritime transportation has constituted the biggest ratio of world trade since years. In maritime trade, ports are placed at the most strategic and significant points of logistics where being opened to international transactions. Liner Ship Connectivity Index (LSCI) has been generated by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in order to increase contribution of countries into international trade by developing ports' effectiveness either or to measure the connectivity of countries' ports to global maritime logistics activities where keep significant role on international trade. In this study, simple regression analysis has been used between LSCI and total merchant fleet capacities of 127 countries in order to estimate tendency of ship investment participation into port investment and development. It is aimed by this research to indicate new strategies for development of emerging countries between maritime advanced countries within an analysis based on economic structure and maritime trade activities. This study reveals a one-way model to develop own economy in the scope that seaborne trade activity is one of the easiest path to survive against market's uncertainty. Increasing of cargo handling capacities in current ports and more strategic investments on port development will be a bridge to provide countries' competitive advantage in global trade market. In near future, improvement of logistic networks and researches on maritime and port development will pave way to " Must " instead of " Should " in order to maintain developments in maritime sector and economic stabilization of own country. Global success will become possible with only a global thought strategy.
In international trade and logistics sector, competitive priorities are placed at important level... more In international trade and logistics sector, competitive priorities are placed at important level on the success of a firm. A firm's position on its competitive priorities is determined by its four long-term structural decisions: facility, capacity, technology and vertical integration. However, maritime sector is quite different. Maritime transportation is the oldest economic mode of transportation and is still a viable part of the total transportation system. Competition among shipping carriers is limited as long as there are sufficient commodities to transport by using this method. The maritime transportation competes with many diverse economic factors such as commodity rates, petroleum prices and existing of other transportation types such as railroads and pipelines. In this study, qualitative methodology has been used and latest condition of shipping market including bulk, container and tanker segments has been descriptively reviewed within combination of different market reports and ship owners/managers' comments. Traders need a transportation service by chartering a vessel while performing the carriage step. This paper is aimed to reflect how shipper's and receiver's conduct decision-making process of chartering a vessel as per specifications of the vessels such as type, tonnage, flag, gearing condition, seaworthiness status and fuel consumption. Competition in maritime transport cannot be only described with supply and demand of shipping market, particularly the diverse fleets of different owners will become more important as the technologic developments increase. Evaluating the volatility of current shipping market will provide a new perspective to ship owners, managers and operators so that they can survive by changing the traditional mentality to trade benefit conjecture.
WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs, 2015
Women have always had a blessed and heroic character, with a self-confident and powerful look in ... more Women have always had a blessed and heroic character, with a self-confident and powerful look in Turkish society since the ancient times of Turkish culture. Traditional issues have affected women's role in Turkish culture and lifestyle and, within the last 150 years, active working life, which began with industrial and technological innovations. Day by day, the social status of women in Turkey and job opportunities, have increased as the global shipping market expands. In the 1930s, Turkish women entered politics for the first time, one of the first suffrages in the world. The first female war pilot, Sabiha Go¨kçen, is from Turkey and she had the first flight in 1936. A thought occurred about Turkish women's capacity: " If a Turkish woman can fly, why not to command a ship and pass over oceans? ". Yet, distinction and discrimination often block success. Approximately 60 years after the female war pilot, the maritime sector wanted to open a new door to young Turkish women. The belief about " Women on ship bring bad luck! " would finally move away and would give females chances to verify that management on vessels can also be performed by women captains and engineers. This paper includes history and real sea-life stories about/from Turkish maritime women and their achievements, which will highlight that having females on board does not bring any 'Bad luck'.
Maritime transportation has constituted the biggest ratio of world trade since years. In maritime... more Maritime transportation has constituted the biggest ratio of world trade since years. In maritime trade, ports are placed at the most strategic and significant points of logistics where being opened to international transactions. Liner Ship Connectivity Index (LSCI) has been generated by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in order to increase contribution of countries into international trade by developing ports' effectiveness either or to measure the connectivity of countries' ports to global maritime logistics activities where keep significant role on international trade. In this study, simple regression analysis has been used between LSCI and total merchant fleet capacities of 127 countries in order to estimate tendency of ship investment participation into port investment and development. It is aimed by this research to indicate new strategies for development of emerging countries between maritime advanced countries within an analysis based on economic structure and maritime trade activities. This study reveals a one-way model to develop own economy in the scope that seaborne trade activity is one of the easiest path to survive against market's uncertainty. Increasing of cargo handling capacities in current ports and more strategic investments on port development will be a bridge to provide countries' competitive advantage in global trade market. In near future, improvement of logistic networks and researches on maritime and port development will pave way to " Must " instead of " Should " in order to maintain developments in maritime sector and economic stabilization of own country. Global success will become possible with only a global thought strategy.
In international trade and logistics sector, competitive priorities are placed at important level... more In international trade and logistics sector, competitive priorities are placed at important level on the success of a firm. A firm's position on its competitive priorities is determined by its four long-term structural decisions: facility, capacity, technology and vertical integration. However, maritime sector is quite different. Maritime transportation is the oldest economic mode of transportation and is still a viable part of the total transportation system. Competition among shipping carriers is limited as long as there are sufficient commodities to transport by using this method. The maritime transportation competes with many diverse economic factors such as commodity rates, petroleum prices and existing of other transportation types such as railroads and pipelines. In this study, qualitative methodology has been used and latest condition of shipping market including bulk, container and tanker segments has been descriptively reviewed within combination of different market reports and ship owners/managers' comments. Traders need a transportation service by chartering a vessel while performing the carriage step. This paper is aimed to reflect how shipper's and receiver's conduct decision-making process of chartering a vessel as per specifications of the vessels such as type, tonnage, flag, gearing condition, seaworthiness status and fuel consumption. Competition in maritime transport cannot be only described with supply and demand of shipping market, particularly the diverse fleets of different owners will become more important as the technologic developments increase. Evaluating the volatility of current shipping market will provide a new perspective to ship owners, managers and operators so that they can survive by changing the traditional mentality to trade benefit conjecture.
WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs, 2015
Women have always had a blessed and heroic character, with a self-confident and powerful look in ... more Women have always had a blessed and heroic character, with a self-confident and powerful look in Turkish society since the ancient times of Turkish culture. Traditional issues have affected women's role in Turkish culture and lifestyle and, within the last 150 years, active working life, which began with industrial and technological innovations. Day by day, the social status of women in Turkey and job opportunities, have increased as the global shipping market expands. In the 1930s, Turkish women entered politics for the first time, one of the first suffrages in the world. The first female war pilot, Sabiha Go¨kçen, is from Turkey and she had the first flight in 1936. A thought occurred about Turkish women's capacity: " If a Turkish woman can fly, why not to command a ship and pass over oceans? ". Yet, distinction and discrimination often block success. Approximately 60 years after the female war pilot, the maritime sector wanted to open a new door to young Turkish women. The belief about " Women on ship bring bad luck! " would finally move away and would give females chances to verify that management on vessels can also be performed by women captains and engineers. This paper includes history and real sea-life stories about/from Turkish maritime women and their achievements, which will highlight that having females on board does not bring any 'Bad luck'.