Industry Ship transport Headquarters Istanbul | Key people Akin Falay, founder Type Corporation | |
Cornships Management and Agency Inc. often known as Cornships is a Turkish shipping company. The company manages and provides agency services for the fleet owned and controlled by Corn Marine Ltd. of Malta. The company specializes in dry bulk cargo. Cornships is divided into four departments: operations, technical, crewing, and the commercial & agency department.
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History
Cornships Management is a privately held corporation founded by Akin Falay. Falay founded the company after dissolving his partnership with Semih Sohtorik in Semih Sohtorik Management and Agency (SSMA). Falay, born in 1943, is 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. He joined SSMA in 1977.
Fleet
Cornships' fleet initially consisted of three vessels, and now has seven. The ships, categorized as minibulkers, range from 8,038 tonnes deadweight (DWT) and 9,653 DWT. All the ships were built in the 1980s. The cargo holds are shaped to admit intermodal containers (shipping containers), and feature large open hatchcovers, as well as tween-decks that are hinged and fold up. The ships also all feature cargo cranes with a 50 metric ton capacity. The ships are given names beginning with the word Corn, for example Corn Rose and Corn Diva.
The fleet is broken down into two classes, the Corn Lilly class and the slightly smaller Corn Brook class. The former consists of five ships, built between 1986 and 1988. These have a capacity of 9,653 DWT, a gross tonnage of 5,974 tons, and a length overall of 113 metres (371 ft).
The smaller Corn Brook class consists of two ships, both built in 1984. These have a capacity of 8,038 DWT, a gross tonnage of 4,983 tons, and a length overall of 106.29 metres (348.7 ft).
The Cornships fleet has worked in the worldwide arena, but specializes in the Europe, Mediterranean, Black Sea and West African markets. The company deals in cargoes such as pipe, projects, bulk-bagged cocoa, steel, bagged and general cargoes.