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Affreightment Contracts: Reserved Ocean Capacity and Volume Procurement

by Ekrem Duman | Jul 16, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain

⚡ TL;DRA contract of affreightment reserves transport capacity across defined voyages or a period, rather than buying one spot shipment at a time. Procurement should define cargo, volume, ports, laycan or schedule, vessel standards, freight formula, shortfall,...

Act of God and Force Majeure: Evidence-Based Continuity Controls

by Ekrem Duman | Jul 16, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain

⚡ TL;DRAn Act of God event is not an automatic excuse from every obligation. Procurement should translate the force majeure clause into notice, causation, mitigation, evidence, allocation and recovery steps, while checking the governing law and the exact contract...

CKD (Completely Knocked Down): Equipment Sourcing, Packaging and Assembly Controls

by Ekrem Duman | Jul 15, 2026 | Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain

⚡ TL;DRCKD means equipment is supplied as a controlled set of disassembled parts for transport and later assembly. Procurement must buy a complete, traceable system—not a pile of components—by controlling the BOM, revision, packaging, customs data, inspection,...

Container Cells and Cell Guides: Slot and Stowage Procurement Controls

by Ekrem Duman | Jul 15, 2026 | Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management

⚡ TL;DRCells are the vessel’s vertical guides and slot structure for stacking containers. Procurement should buy a usable slot and stowage result—not an abstract TEU number—by verifying dimensions, weight, reefer or dangerous-goods restrictions, lashing, VGM, port...

Combination Passenger and Cargo Ships: Mixed-Use Vessel Procurement Controls

by Ekrem Duman | Jul 15, 2026 | Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain

⚡ TL;DRA mixed-use passenger-and-cargo vessel is a combined safety, capacity and service purchase. Procurement must define passenger and cargo limits, segregation, dangerous goods, accessibility, security, manifest data, port acceptance, contingency and the evidence...

Car Pooling and Shared Fleet Procurement: Capacity, Cost and Control Design

by Ekrem Duman | Jul 15, 2026 | Cost Reduction, Procurement, Supply Chain

⚡ TL;DRCar pooling can mean shared passenger transport or shared commercial vehicle capacity. Procurement should define the use case, eligible users or cargo, route, dispatch rule, safety, insurance, data, service levels and cost allocation before buying a platform or...