Turkey
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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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Kanal Istanbul cut short
Istanbul: Just a week after construction plans for Turkey’s Kanal Istanbul project were released, it has been announced that the…
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Europe
BMZ Group buys chemical tanker for $18m
Istanbul: Turkish owner BMZ Group has reportedly purchased the chemical tanker Shovket Alekperova (7,100 dwt, built 2014) for $18m from Maltese owner…
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Kanal Istanbul project takes shape
Istanbul: Turkey’s plans are taking shape for construction of the Kanal Istanbul, an artificial waterway built to bypass the Bosporus…
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Europe
Turkish yard completes river pushboats for iron ore transport in S America
Istanbul: Turkish shipyard Uzmar Workboat and Tug Factory has completed six of eight shallow-draft river push boats on order for…
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Europe
BMZ Group buys more secondhand products tankers
Istanbul: Turkey’s BMZ Group is planning to spend around $180m on up to 10 products tankers. BMZ has just paid…
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