Cornships Management and Agency
Turkish shipping company
Cornships Management and Agency Inc. was a Turkish shipping company. The company managed and provided agency services for the fleet owned and controlled by Corn Marine Ltd. of Malta. The company specialized in dry bulk cargo. Cornships was divided into four departments: operations, technical, crewing, and commercial & agency department.
History
Cornships Management was a privately held corporation founded by Akin Falay and Charles Gamon. They founded the company after Falay dissolved his partnership with Semih Sohtorik in Semih Sohtorik Management and Agency (SSMA). Falay, born in 1943, was a graduate of the Law School of the University of Istanbul. He formerly worked for Istanbul's Koctuc Line and in New York for eight years as the Thule Ship Agency.
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