Turkey
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Containers
Yang Ming boxship takes out three cranes in Turkey
A 14,000 teu Yang Ming containership knocked out three giant quay cranes at a Turkish port on Saturday. One crane…
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Containers
Another new Turkish liner heads to Russia
A new Turkish liner has unveiled a service connecting with Russia. Istanbul-based ULD Shipping has debuted a new Black Sea…
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Operations
Missiles hit stranded Turkish ship in Ukraine
A Turkey-flagged general cargo vessel, that has been stranded for more than two years in Ukraine was struck by missiles…
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Dry Cargo
Turkey’s Devbulk conducts more business with Maestro Shipping
Fast-growing Turkish owner Devbulk has paid some $28m to Swiss outfit Maestro Shipping for the Maestro Sapphire, a 39,800 dwt…
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Operations
Ancient Turkish ship sinks in Sea of Marmara
A 53-year-old Turkish general cargo ship sank in stormy seas this morning in the Sea of Marmara off Bursa Karacabey.…
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Containers
Turkey’s Arkas Line enters US market
Turkish shipping company Arkas Line is expanding into the US market, connecting major Mediterranean, Black Sea, and African ports with…
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Renewables
Esvagt picks Turkish yard for SOV construction
Danish offshore shipping player Esvagt has contracted Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard to build a service operation vessel (SOV) that is planned…
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Gas
Turkey’s PascoGas books VLAC pair at HD Hyundai Heavy
Turkey’s PascoGas has been placed behind a deal for two very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) newbuilds at HD Hyundai Heavy…
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Tankers
Besiktas targets more product tankers
Besiktas Shipping is one of many family-owned Turkish owners throwing cash on the table, bidding primarily for millennium-aged tankers. The…
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Tankers
Turks pile in for more product tankers
A newly registered Turkish outfit named Canna International has emerged as the taker of one of two 2004 built long…
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Tankers
Ditas adds another tanker
Istanbul-based Ditas Shipping, a part of Turkey’s Koc conglomerate, has emerged as the buyer of the 2022-built, 14,000 dwt HZ…
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Operations
Gulf Navigation buys Turkish Polimar out of agency partnership
Gulf Navigation of Dubai has bought out its partner in maritime agency services specialist Gulf Navigation Polimar Maritime. GulFnav has…
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Dry Cargo
Beks flips its only newcastlemax
Istanbul-based Beks Ship Management and Trading ends the year where it started. Brokers note that the Bekmezci family has flipped its first…
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Europe
Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey to clear Black Sea mines
Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria aim to sign a deal next month on a joint plan to clear mines floating in…
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Dry Cargo
Clipper sells handy to new Turkish owner
Clipper Group has sold a handy bulker to Turkey’s ZBB Bulkers. Little is known about ZBB Bulkers, a company with…
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Europe
12 crew missing as storm lashes northwest Turkey
Six weeks on from striking a mine in the Black Sea, the , a small Turkish-flagged general cargo ship, has…
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Operations
Cocaine found on anchor chain of Berge Bulk cape
Turkish authorities have seized nearly 52kg of cocaine on Berge Bulk’s capesize off the coast of Adana Yumurtalik in Iskenderun…
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Offshore
Eqva sells Havyard Leirvik yard to Turkish shipbuilder
Norwegian ship technology group Eqva, formerly known as Havyard, has entered into an agreement to divest its Havyard Leirvik yard…
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Dry Cargo
Densay takes second cape
Kassian Maritime has sold a 2007-built capesize named Satori. The 177,000 dwt, Mitsui-built vessel fetched $18.5m with brokers linking Turkish…
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Ports and Logistics
Africa Finance Corporation sells Takoradi Port stake to Yilport
African development finance institution Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has sold its 35% equity investment in Atlantic Terminal Services Limited (ATSL),…
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