by Ekrem Duman | Jul 18, 2026 | Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRA BOGIE is a wheel assembly under a container or rail equipment, while a BOLSTER secures a container to a chassis. Procurement should define compatibility, load limits, inspection, interchange, maintenance, damage evidence and responsibility at each handoff....
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRCOMMON LAW develops through judicial decisions and precedent rather than only enacted statutes. Procurement teams should not treat a common-law clause as a universal rule: define governing law, contract hierarchy, notice, variation, records, remedies and...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRBreakbulk and project cargo are bought as an engineered movement, not as a generic freight line. Procurement should connect cargo geometry, centre of gravity, lifting points, packaging, route survey, permits, equipment, stowage, securing, weather and handover...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Cost Reduction, Procurement, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRBUNKERS are marine fuel and BUNKER CHARGE is the fuel adjustment or surcharge associated with the voyage. Procurement must align fuel grade, quantity, quality, sulphur limits, route, sampling, bunker delivery note, payment, off-spec response and liability...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRAn agency tariff is a published or managed rate schedule used by an agent for one or more carriers; an agent acts for another party under authority. Procurement should document the mandate, rate source, fee, mark-up, conflict, data access, approval limit and...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 17, 2026 | Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRAn AKTARMA MERKEZİ receives, briefly holds and transfers cargo between vehicles; AKTARMA is the physical unload-and-reload process. Procurement should define the handoff, scan, dwell, damage, custody, route and exception controls instead of buying an undefined...
