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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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: 7101

Friday, April 14, 2023
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: 3344

Thursday, April 13, 2023
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: 2060

Monday, April 10, 2023
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: 3429

Sunday, March 12, 2023
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
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: 17964

Monday, February 13, 2023
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: 776

Saturday, February 11, 2023
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: 2565

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: 3082

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: 1422

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Ports

Fire Extinguished at Turkey’s Iskenderun Port, Defense Ministry Says

By Antony Paone ISKENDERUN, Turkey, Feb 7 (Reuters) – A fire that engulfed hundreds of shipping containers at Turkey’s

February 7, 2023
Total Views: 4834

Monday, February 6, 2023
Shipping

Fire Erupts in Containers Toppled by Earthquake at Turkish Port

A fire has erupted in containers toppled at the Port of Iskenderun by the powerful earthquakes that rocked Turkey Monday . More than 2,400 people are believed

February 6, 2023
Total Views: 14092

Saturday, January 21, 2023
kar-power-ship Sails To South Africa
Ports

Powership Wants To Solve South Africa’s Electricity Crisis

By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply 1,220 megawatts of power to South Africa, will get a decision on its

January 21, 2023
Total Views: 5514

Thursday, December 8, 2022
Shipping

Why Are Oil Tankers Stuck in Turkish Waters?

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Turkey’s maritime authority said on Thursday it would continue to block the passage of oil tankers

December 8, 2022
Total Views: 2490

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Bosphorus Strait
Shipping

West Asks Turkey To Help Clear Tanker Jam

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) Western officials are in talks with Turkish counterparts to resolve oil tanker queues off Turkey, a British Treasury official said,

December 7, 2022
Total Views: 1316

Monday, December 5, 2022
Shipping

Tanker Jam Off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Kicks In

Dec 5 (Reuters) – Oil tankers formed a traffic jam off the coast of Turkey on day one of the West’s price cap on Russian crude, with

December 5, 2022
Total Views: 2724

Thursday, November 17, 2022
Oil tanker British Heritage sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul
Shipping

Turkey Adds Teeth to Russia Sanctions With Tanker-Insurance Rule

By Alex Longley, Ugur Yilmaz and Ercan Ersoy (Bloomberg) — Turkey warned the world’s oil shippers they will need to prove they’re insured to cross

November 17, 2022
Total Views: 3249

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Shipping

Russian Oil Exports Hold Steady As Deadline Approaches

Ship tracking data obtained by S&P Global indicates that Russian tanker shipments of crude oil rose slightly in October as declining oil product exports

November 8, 2022
Total Views: 1178

Monday, September 19, 2022
Accidents

Stability Issue: Video Shows Cargo Ship Capesize at Turkish Port

The video below was filmed in Turkey’s Iskenderun Port and shows an incident involving the geared cargo ship Sea Eagle taking place this past Saturday.

September 19, 2022
Total Views: 27193

Saturday, September 10, 2022
Greek Coast Guard Ships
Incidents

Greek Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots At Passenger Vessel

By Asli Kandemir (Bloomberg) Turkey said the Greek Coast Guard fired on a ship in international waters in the northern Aegean Sea, marking another

September 10, 2022
Total Views: 17573