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Turkey
Every Vessel Hunter story on Turkey: 17 stories, from 1 July 2026 to 5 October 2026. Newest: "Karpowership's Kinetics to convert LNG carrier Arctic Voyager into an FSRU". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Karpowership's Kinetics to convert LNG carrier Arctic Voyager into an FSRU
Kinetics, a Karpowership initiative, will convert the 2006-built LNG carrier Arctic Voyager into a 143,000 cbm FSRU named LNGT Akdeniz for delivery in the third quarter of 2028.
Russian cargo ship Yuriy Arshenevskiy sails from Tobruk to Turkish waters after arms delivery
The Russian-flagged Yuriy Arshenevskiy left Tobruk after a convoy delivered military vehicles to eastern Libya, passed the Dardanelles and turned for Tuzla short of the Bosporus.
Master Killed in Black Sea Drone Attack as Turkey Circulates Truce Text
A drone strike on a Ukraine-bound Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship killed the master and injured three crew, days after Turkey handed Russia and Ukraine a draft memorandum on ending attacks on merchant shipping.
Divers Recover 350kg of Cocaine From a Bulk Carrier's Sea Chest at Mersin
Turkish police divers have recovered about 350kg of cocaine from the sea chest of the bulk carrier CSPC Pisces at Mersin, seizing diving gear and an underwater scooter alongside it.
Drone-Hit Boxship RMS Team Declared a Constructive Total Loss
The 1,100 TEU feeder RMS Team, hit by a drone on 21 August while bound for Novorossiysk, has been written off after an assessment of the fire damage to her superstructure and forward container rows.
Chemical Leak at Mersin Port Affects 35 People After Machine Topples on a Box
Heavy equipment fell onto a container at Mersin International Port before dawn on 4 September, releasing what is believed to be ethyl acrylate and halting terminal operations.
Master and Third Officer of the Tanker Alsu Arrested Over the Marmara Collision
A Turkish court has charged the captain and third officer of the tanker Alsu with negligent homicide after the cargo ship Tugberk Imamoglu sank within ten minutes with ten crew aboard.
Turkey's Largest Regional Box Operators Suspend All Calls at Russian Ports
Akkon Lines has told customers it is suspending service to every Russian port including St Petersburg, after a drone strike wrote off its 1,096 teu RMS Team at Novorossiysk.
Ten Missing After Turkish Cargo Ship Is Feared Sunk in the Sea of Marmara
The 3,970 dwt Tugberk Imamoglu collided with the chemical tanker Alsu 18 nautical miles south of Silivri and is now believed to have sunk with all ten crew unaccounted for.
Filo Jet Ferry Capsizes off Cyprus With 267 on Board, Crew Charged
The high-speed catamaran began flooding minutes after leaving Girne and rolled over four nautical miles from shore; 237 people were pulled from the water.
Turkish and Somali Forces Retake the Hijacked Coaster Lutuf off Somalia
The Cameroon-flagged general cargo ship Lutuf has been recovered nearly two weeks after Somali pirates seized it while it was carrying supplies to a Turkish military base in Mogadishu.
Turkish Ship's Cook Killed in Second Black Sea Drone Strike
Drone strikes on two cargo ships off the Russian Black Sea coast left eight injured and one dead, the victim having been rescued from the first vessel hit.
Turkish Newcomer Orders Twelve Ultramax Bulkers At Two Chinese Yards
Aqmaris Gemi, a Turkish shipowner established only last year, has ordered twelve Ultramax bulk carriers from two Chinese shipyards, with deliveries expected between 2028 and 2029.
Turkey Sets First Offshore Wind Tender For Early Next Year
Turkey will hold its first offshore wind tender in the first quarter of 2027, opening a programme aimed at five gigawatts of installed capacity by 2035.
Engine Failure Grounds Bulker In Dardanelles, Closing Strait For Twelve Hours
Traffic through Turkey's Dardanelles Strait resumed after a bulk carrier that suffered an engine failure and ran aground was refloated with tug assistance, Turkish authorities said.
Turkish groups challenge revised environmental assessment for Aliaga ship recycling
Turkish civil society groups have urged rejection of a revised environmental assessment for the Aliaga ship recycling yards, citing gaps on pollution and worker safety.
Yasa tipped for debut VLCC order
Turkey's Yasa Holding is being linked to its first VLCC newbuilding order — four 319,000 dwt units in China at $125m each — amid one of the busiest supertanker ordering spells in years.
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