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Thursday, February 15, 2024
Turkey’s Canal Istanbul Megaproject Hits Legal Snag
Shipping

Turkey’s Canal Istanbul Megaproject Hits Legal Snag

By Beril Akman (Bloomberg) — A Turkish court upheld an opposition complaint about a multi-billion dollar canal project pushed by President Recep Tayyip

February 15, 2024
Total Views: 5785

Saturday, January 6, 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
News

Blinken Meets With Turkey And Greece

By Simon Lewis and Tuvan Gumrukcu (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was meeting the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday

January 6, 2024
Total Views: 1222

Tuesday, January 2, 2024
UK Royal Navy mines ship
Navy

Turkey Blocks UK Minehunters From Black Sea

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Tuesday, Turkey made the controversial decision to block two British minehunter ships from entering the Black Sea, citing the

January 2, 2024
Total Views: 120368

Monday, January 1, 2024
Houthi fighter stands on the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea. Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS
Finance

US Treasury Targets Houthi Money Networks Behind Maritime Threats in the Red Sea

On Thursday the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced action against financial networks aiding the Houthi

January 1, 2024
Total Views: 14161

Saturday, December 16, 2023
Romanian minesweeper during a NATO training operation
Navy

Black Sea NATO Navies Agree To Clear Mines

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria plan a joint force to clear mines drifting into their areas of the Black Sea as part of the fallout

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 1528

Thursday, August 24, 2023
A wildfire burns in Canakkale, Turkey August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Levent Cetin
Shipping

Some Ship Traffic in Dardanelles Resumes as Fire Curbed in Turkey

CANAKKALE, Turkey, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Ship traffic resumed on Thursday in one direction in Turkey‘s Dardanelles Strait, its forestry

August 24, 2023
Total Views: 1010

Wednesday, August 23, 2023
A wildfire burns in Canakkale, Turkey August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Levent Cetin
Shipping

Scorched Europe Battles Deadly Fires, Turkey Shuts Shipping Lane

ATHENS/ISTANBUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – More searing temperatures fueled wildfires and prompted health warnings across Europe on Wednesday, as a

August 23, 2023
Total Views: 1308

Tuesday, August 22, 2023
A wildfire burns in Canakkale, Turkey August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Levent Cetin
Shipping

Wildfire Shuts Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait to Ship Traffic

ANKARA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Maritime traffic from the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara has been suspended due to the ongoing forest fire in the

August 22, 2023
Total Views: 3950

Friday, August 18, 2023
First ship arrives in Istanbul, Turkey after passing through Ukraine corridor.
Shipping

First Ship to Use Ukraine’s Corridor Arrives in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The first vessel that used Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor is crossing through Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait,

August 18, 2023
Total Views: 1830

Friday, June 9, 2023
Italian Forces Board Turkish Cargo Ship to ‘Liberate’ Crew
Shipping

Italian Forces Board Turkish Cargo Ship to ‘Liberate’ Crew

ROME, June 9 (Reuters) – Italian special forces boarded a Turkish cargo vessel on Friday after the crew detected a group of unidentified people

June 9, 2023
Total Views: 5243

Thursday, May 18, 2023
South Africa Gives Mooring Rights to Turkish Power Ships
Shipping

South Africa Gives Mooring Rights to Turkish Power Ships

By Antony Sguazzin and S’thembile Cele (Bloomberg) — Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply electricity to South Africa, secured

May 18, 2023
Total Views: 7856

Friday, April 14, 2023
Turkey Debuts New Drone Carrier ‘TCG Anadolu’
Defense

Turkey Debuts New Drone Carrier ‘TCG Anadolu’

By Selcan Hacaoglu and Firat Kozok (Bloomberg) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a ceremony showcasing a military carrier to burnish his

April 14, 2023
Total Views: 3385

Thursday, April 13, 2023
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Shipping

Russia Says Black Sea Grain Deal May be Nearly Over

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, April 13 (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday said there would be no extension of the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal beyond

April 13, 2023
Total Views: 2086

Monday, April 10, 2023
Turkey Launches First Amphibious Assault Ship
Defense

Turkey Launches First Amphibious Assault Ship

ANKARA, April 10 (Reuters) – Turkey launched its first amphibious assault ship on Monday, aiming to extend its drone capabilities from

April 10, 2023
Total Views: 3447

Sunday, March 12, 2023
A view shows a grain terminal in the sea port in Odesa after restarting grain exports, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine August 19, 2022.
Shipping

Turkish Defence Minister Believes Black Sea Grain Initiative Will Be Extended

ANKARA, March 12 (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday that he believes that a deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be

March 12, 2023
Total Views: 606

Friday, March 10, 2023
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Shipping

Turkey Blocks Sanctioned Goods to Russia

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Turkey abruptly stopped the transit of sanctioned goods to Russia this month as the European Union and the US pressure

March 10, 2023
Total Views: 18000

Monday, February 13, 2023
First Azeri Crude Sails from Turkey Since Earthquakes
Shipping

First Azeri Crude Sails from Turkey Since Earthquakes

Feb 13 (Reuters) – The Nordlotus sailed from Turkey’s Ceyhan oil export hub loaded with Azeri crude oil on Monday, the first since the

February 13, 2023
Total Views: 789

Saturday, February 11, 2023
Loadings Of Turkish BTC Pipeline Oil Could Begin Within Days
Ports

Loadings Of Turkish BTC Pipeline Oil Could Begin Within Days

ISTANBUL, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Turkey’s Ceyhan port could resume loading oil from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in one or two days

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 2581

Friday, February 10, 2023
Turkey Port Fire
Ports

Iskenderun Port Resumes Operations After Massive Fire

by Can Sezer (Reuters) – A fire at Turkey’s Iskenderun port has been extinguished and maritime operations have resumed in the region,

February 10, 2023
Total Views: 3146

Bosphorus Strait
Ports

Repair Of Turkish Oil Export Control Room Could Take A Week

By Zulfugar Agayev (Bloomberg) Exports of Azerbaijan’s oil from Turkey are unlikely to resume this week because a control room at the port of Ceyhan

February 10, 2023
Total Views: 1431
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