Join our crew and become one of the 105,890 members that receive our newsletter.

turkey


Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Fire Extinguished at Turkey’s Iskenderun Port, Defense Ministry Says
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: 4869

Monday, February 6, 2023
Fire Erupts in Containers Toppled by Earthquake at Turkish Port
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: 14206

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: 5566

Thursday, December 8, 2022
Why Are Oil Tankers Stuck in Turkish Waters?
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: 2504

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: 1320

Monday, December 5, 2022
Tanker Jam Off Turkey as Price Cap on Russian Crude Kicks In
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: 2735

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: 3266

Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Russian Oil Exports Hold Steady As Deadline Approaches
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: 1185

Monday, September 19, 2022
Stability Issue: Video Shows Cargo Ship Capesize at Turkish Port
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: 27565

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: 17621

Friday, September 9, 2022
Erdogan Will Ask Putin To Ship More Via Black Sea Corridor
News

Erdogan Will Ask Putin To Ship More Via Black Sea Corridor

by Yesim Dikmen (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will urge Moscow to send goods though a U.N.-backed Black Sea corridor when he meets Russian

September 9, 2022
Total Views: 1812

Sunday, September 4, 2022
Turkey Navy Warship
Navy

Erdogan Dials Up Tension In The Aegean Sea

by Ali Kucukgocmen (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece on Saturday of occupying islands in the Aegean Sea that have a demilitarized

September 4, 2022
Total Views: 3867

Thursday, September 1, 2022
Ship Carrying Ukrainian Corn Grounds in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait
Accidents

Ship Carrying Ukrainian Corn Grounds in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait

Update: The M/V Lady Zehma has been refloated and moved to an anchorage. Bosphorus Strait reopened to ship traffic -General Directorate of Coastal Safety A

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 6169

Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Turkey’s Sends New Drillship to Mediterranean
Offshore

Turkey’s Sends New Drillship to Mediterranean

ISTANBUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Turkey resumed its hydrocarbon drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday after a two year hiatus, though

August 9, 2022
Total Views: 1426

Friday, June 10, 2022
Turkish navy frigate underway
Navy

Kremlin Says No Deal On Turkish Navy Escorts Of Grain Ships To Ukraine

by Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) The Kremlin said on Thursday that no agreement had been reached to sell grain from Ukraine to Turkey – which Ukraine says

June 10, 2022
Total Views: 6128

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Mariupol port fire
Navy

Putin Says Ukraine Must De-Mine Grain Ports

Turkey, a NATO member, is in talks with the UN and Russia to provide Navy escorts for grain ships and Russia says Ukraine and the west must demine approaches

June 7, 2022
Total Views: 2490

Saturday, May 14, 2022
Turkish Ship Standing By To Aid In Sea Evacuation For Wounded Ukrainians
News

Turkish Ship Standing By To Aid In Sea Evacuation For Wounded Ukrainians

By Orhan Coskun, Jonathan Spicer and Can Sezer ISTANBUL, May 14 (Reuters) – NATO member Turkey has proposed carrying out a sea evacuation of wounded

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 2177

Saturday, April 16, 2022
Solaris, Russian superyacht linked to Russian oligarch Abramovich docks in Turkey's Yalikavak
Ports

Turkey Welcomes Russian Oligarch Yachts

by Yoruk Isik (Reuters) A yacht linked to Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska arrived in a bay near the southwestern Turkish resort of Gocek on Saturday, as

April 16, 2022
Total Views: 6232

Friday, April 15, 2022
Russian Super-yacht Owner Oleg Deripaska
News

Oligarch Yacht AIS Warns ‘Armed Security Onboard’ As It Sails Towards The Black Sea

After successfully transiting the Suez and entering the Mediterranean the sanctioned Russian oligarch-owned superyacht Clio, transmitted the AIS message

April 15, 2022
Total Views: 64014

Saturday, March 26, 2022
Turkey Defuses Mine After Russia Warns of Strays from Ukraine Ports
News

Turkey Defuses Mine After Russia Warns of Strays from Ukraine Ports

By Yoruk Isik and Azra Ceylan RUMELIFENERI, Turkey, March 26 (Reuters) – Turkey’s military deactivated a mine on Saturday that had

March 26, 2022
Total Views: 3848
close

JOIN OUR CREW

Maritime and offshore news trusted by our 105,890 members delivered daily straight to your inbox.

Join Our Crew

Join the 105,890 members that receive our newsletter.