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Turkish and Bulgarian officials have met to discuss the case of the fire-damaged tanker Kairos, which drifted off the Bulgarian coast at the end of last week and required a rescue operation.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday said the "very scary" attacks of recent days on Russia-linked tankers in the Black Sea threatened the safety of all in the region and showed the reach of the war in Ukraine was expanding.
Investigations are continuing into what caused a Turkish heavy military cargo plane to crash, killing all 20 on board.
Stena Bulk has sold the fire-damaged Stena Immaculate to an undisclosed buyer who plans to repair the vessel at Desan Shipyard in Turkey.
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 Israel Ports Company, which oversees the operations of the country’s ports, along with the Ministry of Transport, is reporting that they have moved an order for two advanced technology tugboats to a shipyard in Bulgaria in response to the actions of the Turkish government.
Zim confirmed the earlier reports that Turkey has begun turning away ships associated with Israel.
The discovery ended a 19-day search operation that had involved divers, sonar equipment, and remotely operated underwater vehicles.
Turkey is poised to strengthen its exploration rights in the Mediterranean region.
The Turkish government has reportedly taken steps to suspend trade with Israel and stop the movement of ships between the two countries, as well as possibly international shipping with an Israeli connection.
The Houthis continue their demand that all shipping be stopped into and out of Israel as part of their so-called blockade of Israeli ports.
The standoff continues between the government of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the federal government of Somalia over a cargo ship loaded with Turkish weaponry that is being detained.
On Friday, Somalia’s northern state of Puntland reportedly intercepted the general cargo ship Sea World while it was en route to the Port of Mogadishu.
When the Jones Act shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO ordered a new floating drydock from a shipbuilder in Turkey, it needed a way to move it across an ocean and around a continent.
Turkey's shipbuilding sector has been a dominant force in the specialty-vessel market for years, but it appears to be losing ground, based on a string of disappointing sales numbers.
A supertanker, which for many years had been used as a storage platform off Libya, is once again causing controversy after a fire broke out aboard the vessel.
ISTANBUL, Türkiye – July 2025 – When a 17,300-tonne floating drydock needed to get from the shipyard in Yalova to San Diego, Kuehne+Nagel with Dutch heavy marine transport giant Boskalis didn’t just ship it— Every checklist had a checklist.
This morning in Istanbul, the team at Project Cargo Turkey executed a complex heavy lift operation involving a 22-meter, 70-ton pilot boat bound for Mombasa, Kenya, marking another key milestone in its growing portfolio of marine logistics expertise, according to Erim Tabib, Founder and Managing Director.
Read our featured post, Turkey to Raise Bosphorus & Dardanelles Transit Fees by 15% from July 1, 2025, to elevate your wholesale trade experience.
Turkey’s first floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Osman Gazi, arrived in the Black Sea over the weekend, where its 20-year contract for gas production is expected to start next year.
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Windcoop, a French cooperative, has placed a landmark order in Turkey for a sail-powered boxship.
One of the mysterious tankers operating in the shadow fleet and sanctioned late last year was involved in an incident off Turkey late on Friday, March 7.
