| Company type | Corporation [1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Ship transport [1] |
| Headquarters | Istanbul
[1] , Turkey
[1] |
Key people | Akin Falay, Charles Gamon (co-founders) |
| Website | http://www.cornships.com/index.htm [1] |
Cornships Management and Agency Inc. was a Turkish shipping company. [1] The company managed and provided agency services for the fleet owned and controlled by Corn Marine Ltd. of Malta. [1] The company specialized in dry bulk cargo. [1] Cornships was divided into four departments: operations, technical, crewing, and commercial & agency department. [2]
History
Cornships Management was a privately held corporation founded by Akin Falay and Charles Gamon. [1] They founded the company after Falay dissolved his partnership with Semih Sohtorik in Semih Sohtorik Management and Agency (SSMA). [1] Falay, born in 1943, was a graduate of the Law School of the University of Istanbul. He previously worked for Istanbul's Koctuc Line and in New York for eight years as the Thule Ship Agency. [3] He joined SSMA in 1977. [3] Charles Gamon commenced shipping in 1979 and founded Cornavin Shipping [4] with Falay and Semih Sohtorik in 1982.
Fleet
Cornships' fleet initially consisted of three vessels, and grew to fourteen. [1] [5] The ships, categorized as minibulkers, ranged from 8,038 tonnes deadweight (DWT) and 9,653 DWT. [6] All the ships were built in the 1980s. [6] The cargo holds were shaped to admit intermodal containers (shipping containers), and featured large open hatch covers, as well as tween-decks that could hinge and fold up. [6] The ships also all featured cargo cranes with a 50 metric ton capacity. [6] The ships were given names beginning with the word Corn, for example Corn Rose and Corn Diva. [6]
The fleet was broken down into two classes, the Corn Lilly class and the slightly smaller Corn Brook class. [5] The former consisted of five ships, built between 1986 and 1988. [5] These had a capacity of 9,653 DWT, a gross tonnage of 5,974 tons, and a length overall of 113 metres (371 ft). [5]
The smaller Corn Brook class consisted of two ships, both built in 1984. [5] They had a capacity of 8,038 DWT, a gross tonnage of 4,983 tons, and a length overall of 106.29 metres (348.7 ft). [5]
The Cornships fleet has worked in the worldwide arena, but specialized in the Europe, Mediterranean, Black Sea and West African markets. [6] The company dealt in cargoes such as pipes, projects, bulk-bagged cocoa, steel, bagged and general cargoes. [6]
All the ships owned by Corn Marine Ltd Malta have now been sold.
Notes
References
- Cornships (2007-05-27). "Home". Cornships Management and Agency Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- Semih Sohtorik Management and Agency (SSMA). "Semih Sohtorik Management and Agency History". SSMA Website. SSMA. Archived from the original on August 26, 2004. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- Cornships Management and Agency Inc. "Fleet". Cornships Management and Agency Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- Cornships Management and Agency Inc. "Personnel". Cornships Management and Agency Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- "Cornavin Shipping Ltd — Main Site". www.cornavin.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-04-23.