Tag: Turkiye

Two ships anchored off the coast of Kartal, Istanbul, collided after strong winds caused one vessel to drift uncontrollably on 21 November.

On November 23, 190 meter long bulk carrier Kiran America became disabled on the Bosphorus Strait according to reports.

According to reports, ship traffic in the Bosphorus Strait was halted on 17 November in both due to a rudder failure on a tanker vessel.

According to reports, the crane on the deck of the general cargo vessel Anka Sun collapsed as the vessel was anchored off Ahirkapi, Turkey.

Chemical/products tanker Global Lake suffered an engine failure in the Akbas area of the Canakkale Strait, according to reports.

On October 31, a fire broke out in the engine room of the Turkish cargo vessel FG Sevil in the Marmara Sea, while it was en route from Yalova, Turkey, to Bulgaria.

Asyaport, Türkiye's largest container terminal, became the first port in Türkiye to offer shore power to container vessels.

The Singapore-flagged cargo ship "MILDRED," loaded with 85,000 tons of iron ore from Uruguay, ran aground on 23 October at the entrance of the Ereğli Iron and Steel Factories port in Zonguldak, Turkey.

Turkish authorities have recently issued a notice regarding their efforts to ensure that foreign-flagged vessels meet the Regulation D-2 ballast water performance standard as required by the BWM Convention.

The Turkish parliament has approved a carbon pricing mechanism for the shipping sector, allowing Turkey to tax emissions from commercial ships entering and departing its seaports.