Turkey
Havila Kystruten takes delivery of second eco-friendly hybrid cruise ship
Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten has taken delivery of its second eco-friendly hybrid-powered cruise ship Havila Castor at Tersan shipyard in Turkey.
Subsea 7 sees growth in revenues, expects tendering activity to remain high
Subsea 7 has reported a revenue of $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of $197 million or 20% compared to Q1 2021, said to reflect strong growth in the Subsea and Conventional business unit. According to the UK-based company, the increase in revenue is impacted by significant acti
First steel cut for Scandlines’ zero-emission hybrid ferry
The first steel plates for Scandlines’ new zero-emission ferry were cut at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey on 4 April 2022.
Schottel becomes complete system supplier for electrical, green propulsion with new acquisition
German propulsion expert Schottel has decided to acquire a majority stake in elkon, a Turkish specialist for marine electrical system integration.
Keel laid for HaiSea’s zero-emission electric harbour tug
The construction of HaiSea Marine’s three zero-emission battery-powered harbour tugs has begun at the Sanmar Shipyard Tuzla in Turkey with a keel-laying ceremony.
AD Ports’ maritime unit orders green tugboat to meet growing demand
Safeen Group, the maritime services arm of AD Ports Group, has ordered a Tier III tugboat from the Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine to meet its growing service requirements.
Turkey: Workers’ strike halts ship recycling at 22 facilities
The production at 22 ship recycling facilities has been stopped at Izmir Aliaga district in Turkey amid the workforce strike for better employment conditions in the last six days.
Besiktas: LNG Unity 1st LNG ship to dock in Turkey for repairs
Turkish ship repair yard Besiktas Shipyard says it welcomed LNG Unity as the first shipyard in the region providing in-house services for LNG repair activities.
Turkish drillship wraps up all planned well tests on Black Sea gas field
Turkish oil and gas operator TPAO has completed all planned flow tests in the Sakarya gas field located in the Black Sea.
Russian LNG-powered RoRo to arrive in Baltiysk
Russia’s first dual-fuel RoRo-train ferry Marshal Rokossovsky has set out from the Port of Tuzla, Turkey, to the Kaliningrad region in Russia.
Turkey’s TPAO wraps up gas flow testing in Black Sea
Turkey’s TPAO has performed the first flow test in Türkali-1 appraisal well in the Sakarya gas field located in the Western Black Sea.
EBRD supports eco-friendly expansion of Turkish port
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided an $8.5 million loan for an environmentally friendly expansion of the Altintel Port in western Turkey.