Maritime dry cargo transportation is the most preferred method of dry cargo transportation worldwide. A continuously increasing trend is observed globally each year. In Turkey, while exports are generally conducted by road, dry cargo imports are transported by sea.

This is the form of transportation for bulk cargo such as mineral ore, grain, coal, cement, salt, and sugar. Due to their structural characteristics, these types of cargo require the use of intermediate doors during loading and unloading operations. Through these intermediate doors, the objective is to minimize loading and unloading costs.

Maritime transportation, which is 22 times cheaper than air transport, 7 times cheaper than road transport, and 3.5 times cheaper than rail transport, has undergone significant development and transformation throughout history due to its profitable nature during transportation, evolving according to needs and taking different forms. Due to its extensive scope, maritime transportation requires evaluation from different perspectives, and assessing it solely based on its types would inevitably be insufficient. When evaluating maritime transportation and the maritime transportation sector, it is necessary to separately examine ports, vessels, carrier companies, shipowners, brokers, freight forwarders, logistics companies, port operators, other organizations providing services at ports, and all actors involved in the service. Otherwise, it may not be possible to fully understand the importance of maritime logistics, which transports more than half of the goods subject to international trade today.

The importance of maritime transportation is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. This situation will cause the market’s current growth rate to increase exponentially. Therefore, as in all sectors, producing value-added services in maritime transportation will significantly advance companies in terms of competition and sustainability.