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Europe
German multipurpose ship runs aground in the Dardanelles
Multipurpose ship , owned by Germany’s Briese Schiffahrts, has ran aground on the coast at Dalyan Burnu, Turkey, in the…
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Europe
Besiktas sells chemical tanker for $16.3m
Turkey’s Besiktas Shipping Group has offloaded one of its oldest chemical tankers, the 18,000 dwt Ice 1A classed , built…
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Europe
Beykim Petrolculuk in deal with old friend Team Tankers
Turkish chemical tanker player Beykim Petrolculuk is taking advantage of the record low prices in the secondhand market and has…
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Dry Cargo
Statu Shipping buys first supramax
The Turkish bulk player, Statu Shipping, is taking advantage of low prices in the secondhand market. It has just sealed…
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Europe
General cargo ship and ferry narrowly avoid serious collision in the Dardanelles
The 2,637dwt Maltese-flagged general cargo vessel Ganda and Turkish ferry Erdemler 5 narrowly avoided a catastrophe this morning as they…
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Europe
Gungen in for pair of suezmaxes
Broking sources report that Ankara-headquartered Gungen Shipping & Trading is understood to have contracted two 153,000 dwt sized suezmaxes at…
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Europe
Turkey must open its ports to Cyprus-flagged vessels, say UK ministers
Two UK government ministers have called for Turkey to lift its ban on Cyprus-flagged vessels or those with Cypriot connections…
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Americas
Crew on Turkish ship have not been paid or returned home in two years
Three crew members remaining onboard a Turkish-owned general cargo vessel stuck in Brazil have not been paid in two years,…
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Europe
Yildirim snaps up Portuguese ports firm
Turkey’s Yilport Holding, part of Yildirim Group, has bought port operator Tertir-Terminais de Portugal from Mota-Engil SGPS and Novo Banco.…
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Europe
Tanker and bulker in late night Black Sea collision
Just before midnight last night, oil and chemical tanker Paros Wind (17,060 dwt, built 1998) collided with bulker CS Jaden (38,101…
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Europe
Svitzer orders six tugs at Sanmar
Maersk Group towage and salvage arm Svitzer has signed contracts with Sanmar Shipyard in Turkey for the construction of six 70…
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Dry Cargo
Special forces deployed as seafarer runs amok, threatening to kill crew and torch ship
Portuguese maritime police stormed a Liberian flagged general cargo ship yesterday after a sailor of Turkish origin ran amok, brandishing…
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Containers
Arkas: Mediterranean shipping under great pressure
Izmir: Lucien Arkas is one of the most important shipowners in Turkey and also an expert of container short-sea transport…
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Europe
Bosphorus Strait closed after ship crashes into house
Athens: Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait is closed after a general cargo ship ran aground and smashed into a villa on the…
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Europe
Turkish ship laden with ammonium sulfate aground in The Dardanelles
Ankara: General cargo ship Ibrahim Konan (7,618 dwt, built 2008), operated by Turkey’s Konan Shipping, has run aground in Dardanelles…
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Europe
Scorpio tanker carrying naphtha collides with cruiseship in the Dardanelles Strait
Istanbul: A tanker carrying highly explosive naphtha collided with a cruiseship early this morning in the Dardanelles Strait. While no…
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Dry Cargo
Ciner delays capesize deliveries from Hanjin Heavy
Athens: Turkey’s Ciner Shipmanagement looks to have delayed deliveries of its capesize newbuildings from Hanjin Heavy Industries, South Korea. A Turkey-based…
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Middle East
Turkish seafarer killed as general cargo vessel attacked off Libya
Cairo: Libya’s bitter civil war has taken the life of another seafarer. A Turkish general cargo vessel came under artillery and…
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Europe
Turkish coast guard opens fire on migrant ship
Istanbul: A cargo ship carrying 337 migrants, mainly from Syria, came under gunfire from the Turkish coastguard on Thursday night.…
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Europe
Turkey’s new third largest port nears completion
Istanbul: Turkey’s new third largest container port, Asyapor port in Tekirdag, is set to open by June this year, according…
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