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Turkey Warns Black Sea Tanker Attacks Are ‘Very Scary’ as War Risks Spread

From gcaptain.com

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.

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Black box being analysed after Turkish heavy cargo military plane crash kills 20

From www.projectcargojournal.com

Investigations are continuing into what caused a Turkish heavy military cargo plane to crash, killing all 20 on board.

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Stena offloads fire-damaged tanker for repair in Turkey

From splash247.com

Stena Bulk has sold the fire-damaged Stena Immaculate to an undisclosed buyer who plans to repair the vessel at Desan Shipyard in Turkey. 

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Turkey's GSD Marin returns to Japan for fresh ultramax order

From splash247.com

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. 

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Israel Responds to Turkish Trade Ban, Moves Tugboat Order to Bulgaria

From maritime-executive.com

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.

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Zim Confirms Turkey’s Immediate Ban on Shipping Associated with Israel

From maritime-executive.com

Zim confirmed the earlier reports that Turkey has begun turning away ships associated with Israel.

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Turkish Businessman Found Dead 223 Feet Below Marmara Sea After Yacht Collision

From www.marineinsight.com

The discovery ended a 19-day search operation that had involved divers, sonar equipment, and remotely operated underwater vehicles.

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Eastern Libya Set to Approve Turkey’s Mediterranean Gas Exploration Deal

From maritime-executive.com

Turkey is poised to strengthen its exploration rights in the Mediterranean region.

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Turkey Bars Ships with Ties to Israel and Suspends All Trade

From maritime-executive.com

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. 

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Houthis Reveal Tracking of Shipping Between Israel, Egypt and Turkey

From maritime-executive.com

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. 

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Puntland Refuses Somalia and Turkey’s Demands to Release Weaponry on Ship

From www.maritime-executive.com

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. 

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Puntland Forces Intercept Freighter Full of Turkish Weaponry

From maritime-executive.com

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.

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Boskalis Moves Turkey's Biggest Floating Drydock to NASSCO

From maritime-executive.com

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.

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Turkey's Shipbuilders Face Economic Headwinds in Export Market

From maritime-executive.com

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.

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FAS: Turkey’s wheat, barley imports to soar 

From www.world-grain.com

Dry weather negatively impacting yields for both crops
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Video: Fire Breaks Out on Controversial Tanker at Turkish Scrapyard

From maritime-executive.com

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.

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Kuehne+Nagel Navigate a 17,300-Tonne Challenge: Türkiye to San Diego

From breakbulk.news

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. 

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Project Cargo Turkey Completes Precision Loading of 70-Ton Pilot Boat

From breakbulk.news

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.

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Turkey to Raise Bosphorus & Dardanelles Transit Fees by 15% from July 1, 2025

From globy.com

Read our featured post, Turkey to Raise Bosphorus & Dardanelles Transit Fees by 15% from July 1, 2025, to elevate your wholesale trade experience.

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Turkey’s First FPSO Arrives in the Black Sea

From maritime-executive.com

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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Dryness dents Turkey’s wheat, barley outlook 

From www.world-grain.com

FAS: Consumption also plateaus as population growth levels off
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French cooperative orders novel boxship in Turkey

From splash247.com

Windcoop, a French cooperative, has placed a landmark order in Turkey for a sail-powered boxship. 

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Sanctioned Shadow Tanker Struck by Containership off Turkey

From maritime-executive.com

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.

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