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Ana Astiazaran

About the Author
Ana Astiazaran

Solution Engineer

BuyCo

Ana is a Solution Engineer at BuyCo, bringing a robust background in ocean transportation and supply chain operations. She holds a Master’s Degree in Maritime-Port Business Management and Maritime Law and has developed extensive industry expertise through her tenure at Maersk and leading freight forwarding companies across Spain, Brazil, and Paraguay. Her professional experience spans operational logistics, container shipping management, and process optimization. At BuyCo, Ana leverages this knowledge to support Account Executives in demonstrating the strategic value of BuyCo’s container shipping solutions, translating operational insight into actionable guidance for shippers.

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Supply Chain Visibility Software: The Buyer’s Guide

The iPhone is a common example of a product requiring a complex supply chain. The individual components were crafted in different factories in countries like Japan, Germany, Switzerland, the USA, etc, then assembled in China, stocked in Californian warehouses, and shipped out to retail stores. Your supply chain probably resembles something similar.With these complex systems […]

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How to avoid demurrage and detention charges?

Detention and demurrage charges can quietly eat into your margins, often triggered by delays, miscommunication, or a lack of visibility into container movements. They’re frustrating, avoidable and surprisingly common. But staying on schedule isn’t enough. Reducing  Detention and Demurrage risk means having the right data at your fingertips, streamlining team coordination, and catching issues before they […]

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Everything You Need To Know About Container Tracking

To export your goods, containers pass through the hands of multiple partners. Tracking in maritime transport is essential to ensure your container reaches its final destination on time. In this article, we’ll cover tracking methods, how to deploy an effective tracking strategy, and ways to improve exceptions management. Why is container tracking so important? Tracking […]

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Blank sailing

What is Blank Sailing? + How to Avoid its Consequences

Your shipment has been packed and the container is waiting at the port to be loaded onto a ship. But, the day before this is to happen, you get notified that the vessel has blank sailed. It’s a frightening thought – a delayed shipment could cost you the customer’s loyalty.  Unfortunately, blank shipping is fairly […]

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Best Advice on How to Manage a Transhipment

While it is true that goods manufactured in one country can be sold anywhere in the world, there are some ports that do not have a direct connection. Shipping orders by air may be too expensive while road/rail routes may be too slow. The alternative in such cases is to tranship containers. As global trade […]

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Demurrage vs Detention: What’s the Difference? + How To Avoid Them

In an ideal world, the vessel carrying your container reaches the port on time, your container breezes through customs at the port of discharge, gets trucked out of the container yard to your factory and the empty container gets returned – all within a short period of time. But shipping operations don’t always run smoothly.  […]

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