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Category: Turkey

  • Turkish Petroleum awards Black Sea gas field tie-back deal to Subsea7

    Turkish Petroleum awards Black Sea gas field tie-back deal to Subsea7 Offshore engineering and services player Subsea7 has won a variation order from the Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Centre (TP-OTC) for the Sakarya field development in the Black Sea, offshore Turkey. The award represents an extension to the contract announced by Subsea7 in August last…

  • Turkey’s Aygaz makes VLGC debut in $119m South Korea deal

    Turkey’s Aygaz makes VLGC debut in $119m South Korea deal Turkey’s Aygaz is making its first move into the very large gas carrier space, signing a $119m newbuilding contract with South Korea’s HD Hyundai Samho. The Istanbul-based LPG distributor said in a stock exchange filing that the yard will build a VLGC for delivery in…

  • Turkish upstart Aqmaris books up to four bulker newbuilds in China

    Turkish upstart Aqmaris books up to four bulker newbuilds in China Turkish newcomer Aqmaris and China’s Wuhu Shipyard have sealed a deal for four ultramax bulk carriers, marking one of the first big newbuild agreements for the Istanbul-based operator. The four 64,500 dwt units will meet IMO Tier III standards and comply with EEDI Phase…

  • Auckland port heads to Turkey for bunker tanker newbuild

    Auckland port heads to Turkey for bunker tanker newbuild Port of Auckland in New Zealand is moving deeper into the bunkering business with a newbuild tanker designed to support the shift toward cleaner marine fuels. Its bunkering arm, Seafuels, has signed a NZD50m ($29m) shipbuilding contract for a vessel capable of supplying biodiesel and methanol,…

  • Black Sea war risk premiums surge

    Black Sea war risk premiums surge Insurance rates for ships trading in the Black Sea have jumped sharply following a fresh wave of attacks on vessels linked to Russia. Citing data from Marsh, the world’s largest insurance broker, Bloomberg reported yesterday the cost of covering port calls in the region has more than tripled in…

  • Kremlin threatens wider retaliation as Black Sea security deteriorates

    Kremlin threatens wider retaliation as Black Sea security deteriorates Security in the Black Sea and surrounding waters has taken an ominous turn following a spike in attacks on Russian-linked shipping and fresh threats from the Kremlin, raising alarm and insurance rates. Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow may expand military action against commercial tonnage if…

  • A new blast zone emerges for Russia-linked tankers

    A new blast zone emerges for Russia-linked tankers A Russian-flagged tanker sailing from Russia to Georgia loaded with sunflower oil reported that it was attacked off the Turkish coast but its 13 crewmembers were unharmed, Turkey’s maritime authority said on Tuesday, likely the latest incident in a renewed, sprawling campaign being carried out by the…

  • Black Sea blasts set sanctioned tankers ablaze off Turkish coast

    Black Sea blasts set sanctioned tankers ablaze off Turkish coast Two tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet were hit by blasts and caught fire in the Black Sea on Friday, prompting a major rescue response from Turkish authorities. All crewmembers from both ships are reported safe. The 150,000 dwt 2002-built suezmax Kairos was the first…

  • Live Animal Export: It’s 2025, why are hairy seafarers abandoned and left to linger and die onboard?

    Live Animal Export: It’s 2025, why are hairy seafarers abandoned and left to linger and die onboard? Dr Lynn Simpson returns to Splash today, discussing the ongoing livestock calamity taking place off Turkey. Today is day 54 of Spiridon II’s current voyage, something that Splash covered yesterday. Originating in Montevideo, Uruguay, destined for Türkiye and…

  • Seatrium offloads US shipyard to Karpowership

    Seatrium offloads US shipyard to Karpowership Singapore shipyard group Seatrium has sold its AmMFELS yard located at Brownsville, Texas, for a consideration of S$65m ($50.6m) to Karpower Valley, a related party of Karpowership. Seatrium stated that the accretive divestment would allow the company to enhance capital and operational efficiencies while unlocking value from one of…

  • Ciner charts return to boxships with China newbuilds

    Ciner charts return to boxships with China newbuilds Turkish industrial conglomerate Ciner Group is poised to re-enter the container shipping market with two 3,100 TEU vessels at China’s New Dayang Shipyard. Boxship newbuilding players estimate each ship at around $44m, with deliveries expected in late 2027. While the exact design details remain under wraps, sources…

  • Turkey’s GSD Marin returns to Japan for fresh ultramax order

    Turkey’s GSD Marin returns to Japan for fresh ultramax order Turkish bulker owner GSD Marin has returned to Japan for another ultramax order, signing a deal with Nihon Shipyard for a 64,000 dwt newbuild due in 2029. The Istanbul-listed subsidiary of GSD Holding already has a similar ship on order at the same yard, a…

  • Spanish ports closed to arms for Israel

    Spanish ports closed to arms for Israel Spain has banned ships and aircraft carrying weapons or military-grade fuel to Israel from calling at Spanish ports or entering its airspace due to Israel’s nearly two-year-long military offensive in Gaza. “There is a difference between defending your country and bombing hospitals or starving innocent children,” Spanish prime…

  • Turkey shuts ports to Israeli-linked vessels and cargoes

    Turkey shuts ports to Israeli-linked vessels and cargoes ZIM confirmed on Monday that Turkish authorities have barred Israeli-linked vessels from entering the country’s ports, in the latest escalation of Ankara’s sanctions against Israel. The Haifa-based line, the world’s ninth-largest container carrier, said that vessels that are either owned, managed or operated by an entity related…

  • LS Marine Solutions picks Turkish shipyard for cable layer construction

    LS Marine Solutions picks Turkish shipyard for cable layer construction South Korean subsea cable contractor LS Marine Solutions has signed a construction agreement with Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard to build a high-voltage direct current cable-laying vessel. According to the company, the new vessel will be Asia’s largest and one of the top five in its class…

  • Global ship recycling landmark arrives with patchy compliance across South Asia

    Global ship recycling landmark arrives with patchy compliance across South Asia Fully 16 years in the making, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships entered into force today, with the majority of demo yards in Bangladesh and Pakistan – two vital recycling destinations – still not compliant with…

  • Ciner Shipping decamps from Istanbul to Athens

    Ciner Shipping decamps from Istanbul to Athens One of Turkey’s largest shipowners is decamping to Greece. Istanbul-based news outlet Türkiye Today is reporting Ciner Shipping is shifting its operations to Athens with staff in Turkey informed today that their current work contracts would be terminated with full legal compensation. Ciner Shipping owns and operates a…

  • Bulk carrier collides with American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier off Egypt

    Bulk carrier collides with American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier off Egypt The United States Navy announced on Thursday that an investigation was underway after the nuclear-powered USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier was involved in a collision with a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier in the Mediterranean Sea. The accident happened late on Wednesday night near Egypt’s Port…

  • Subsea 7 gets work on Turkish offshore gas field

    Subsea 7 gets work on Turkish offshore gas field Offshore engineering and services player Subsea 7 has won a contract for the inspection, repair, and maintenance services for the Sakarya gas field development in the Black Sea from the Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center. The contract scope includes project management and engineering executed and managed…

  • Boxship capsizes at Turkish port

    Boxship capsizes at Turkish port A Comoros-flagged containership, Amnah, tilted sideways and then capsized at the Ambarli port in Turkey. The incident took place on Monday at about 04.00 hrs local time due to imbalanced load distribution. The rescue team evacuated 10 of the 15 crewmembers, while the remaining five were forced to jump into…