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Gokcay Balci

Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain, University of Bradford
Gokcay Balci is currently working as Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain at the University of Bradford. Previously, he worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Huddersfield between July 2019 and January 2023. Before joining the academia, he worked in the shipping industry as a ship agent and broker and in the food industry as an export manager of a food supplier company. His research focuses on digitalisation, sustainability, resilience, and decarbonisation domains in the logistics and supply chain management subject. His research has been published in high tier journals such as Transportation Research Part E, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Computers in Industry, and IJPDLM. He has received a research funding (British Academy / Leverhulme Small Research Grant) in the subject of “Freight transport resilience in the UK in the post-COVID-19 and post-BREXIT era”. He is a chartered member of CILT and the Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Red Sea crisis: supply chain issues set to continue despite Gaza ceasefire

Jan 31, 2025 08:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

The worlds major shipping companies say they wont be sending vessels back to the Red Sea any time soon despite a pledge by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen not to attack them as long as the ceasefire in Gaza holds....

Green fuels in shipping face major challenges for 2050 net zero target

Sep 28, 2023 02:46 am UTC| Economy

Ships carry around 90% of traded goods and emit about 3% of global CO₂. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN agency responsible for regulating shipping, recently set out plans for this industry to reach...

Economy

AI Titans Clash: Unveiling the Best Models- ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Qwen 2.5

Feature Qwen 2.5-Max DeepSeek-V3 ChatGPT (GPT-4o) Best At Technical tasks coding Custom development General...

Australian Stocks Hit Record High Amid Rate Cut Hopes

Australian shares surged to a record high on Friday, fueled by investor optimism over potential interest rate cuts next month following weaker-than-expected inflation data. The SP/ASX 200 index climbed 0.4% to 8,524.60...

Trump's Tariff Threats Sink Canadian Dollar, Pressure Mexican Peso

The Canadian dollar plunged to a five-year low, and the Mexican peso remained under pressure on Thursday after former U.S. President Donald Trump renewed tariff threats against Canada and Mexico. Trump reaffirmed plans to...

Oil Prices Rise Amid U.S. Tariff Threats on Mexico and Canada

Oil prices climbed on Friday as markets reacted to potential tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on Mexico and Canada, the top crude suppliers to the U.S. Brent crude futures for March, expiring Friday, rose 38 cents to...

PCE Price Index Reveal: Key Insights into Inflation Trends Set for Today

December 2024 PCE Data to be Released Today The US Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index data for December 2024 is expected to be published today, January 31, 2025. This will give the critical inflation trend...

Politics

Japan Weighs Support for $44B Alaska Gas Pipeline Amid Trade Talks with U.S.

Japan is considering supporting a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska to strengthen ties with U.S. President Donald Trump and mitigate trade friction. The 800-mile pipeline aims to transport gas from Alaskas north to a...

Trump Vows Harsh Tariffs on BRICS Nations Over Efforts to Ditch the Dollar

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened steep trade tariffs on BRICS nations if they pursue plans to create their own currency, moving away from the U.S. dollar. Trump warned that any such attempt would result in...

Trump’s Greenland Purchase Interest Grows as Rubio Stresses U.S. Strategy

President Donald Trumps interest in acquiring Greenland is a serious matter, not a joke, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In an interview on The Megyn Kelly Show, Rubio emphasized that acquiring the autonomous...

Trump’s Tariff Threat Looms as U.S.-Canada Border Talks Intensify

The U.S. border czar is set to meet Canadas top public safety official on Friday, just hours before President Donald Trump decides whether to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The meeting offers Canada a final...

Trump Weighs Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Over Trade and Fentanyl Concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would soon decide whether to impose a 25% tariff on oil imports from Canada and Mexico. The decision, expected by nightfall, will depend on oil prices and whether the...

Science

South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s

Inkathazos glowing plasma jets are shown in red and yellow. The starlight from other surrounding galaxies can be seen in the background. K.K.L Charlton (UCT), MeerKAT, HSC, CARTA, IDIA, CC BY You may not know it, but right...

It’s science, not fiction: high-tech drones may soon be fighting bushfires in Australia

Picture this. Its a summer evening in Australia. A dry lightning storm is about to sweep across remote, tinder-dry bushland. The next day is forecast to be hot and windy. A lightning strike tonight could spark a fire that...

Earth is bombarded with rocks from space – but who gets to keep these ultimate antiques?

Every day, about 48.5 tonnes of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into the ocean are never recovered. But the ones that crash on land can spark debates about legal ownership. Globally, meteorite hunting...

Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide

Public trust in scientists is vital. It can help us with personal decisions on matters like health and provide evidence-based policymaking to assist governments with crises such as the COVID pandemic or climate change. In...

Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots − here’s why

The U.S.s return to the Moon with NASAs Artemis program will not be a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a perilous journey to a lunar location representing one of the most extreme environments in the solar...

Technology

Nissan and Honda Push Back Integration Decision Amid Ongoing Talks

Nissan Motor (OTC:NSANY) has delayed its decision on a potential merger with Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) to mid-February, extending discussions initially set to conclude by the end of January. A company spokesperson confirmed...

Nvidia Unveils DeepSeek R1 AI Model, API Access Coming Soon

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced that Chinas DeepSeek R1 AI model is now available as a preview on its enterprise software platform. Developers will soon gain access to its API, Nvidia confirmed in a statement....

South Korea Investigates DeepSeek Over User Data Privacy Concerns

South Koreas Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) is set to question DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence model, about its data privacy practices. A PIPC official confirmed Friday that a written request...

Nvidia Approves Samsung's HBM3E Chips for AI, but SK hynix Remains Leader

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has approved Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) 8-layer HBM3E chips for artificial intelligence applications, Bloomberg reported. The chips will be used in Nvidias AI products for China, which are less...

U.S. Probes DeepSeek Over Possible Nvidia Sanctions Violation

U.S. officials are investigating whether Chinese AI startup DeepSeek sourced advanced Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) processors through Singapore distributors to bypass U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg reported. The probe centers on...

Digital Currency