Turkey

Cemre Shipyard: New battery-powered ferry sets sail for Denmark
Danish ferry operator Molslinjen has taken delivery of a new battery-powered RoRo passenger ferry built by Turkish shipbuilder Cemre Shipyard.

Karpowership unit invests in green hydrogen solutions for maritime industry
Kinetics, a new company launched by Turkiye’s Karpowership specializing in floating LNG assets and renewable energy, has made a strategic investment in Power to Hydrogen, a U.S.-based manufacturer of anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzers, to support innovation and decarbonization in the energy

Scandlines’ first emission-free electric ferry aces sea trials
A new zero direct emissions ferry being built for Danish ferry operator Scandlines has completed its first set of sea trials in Türkiye and is now one step closer to starting its journey home.

Gasum and Sirius’ LNG bunker ship to feature TGE Marine cargo tanks, fuel gas system
Liquefied gas systems provider TGE Marine has been selected to provide cargo tanks, cargo handling, and fuel gas systems for an LNG bunker vessel being built at RMK Marine shipyard in Türkiye for Gasum and Sirius Shipping.

Stolthaven Terminals and Rönesans Holding unite to develop new terminal in Türkiye
Stolthaven Terminals has partnered with Rönesans Holding on the development of a new terminal, located in Ceyhan, Adana, Türkiye.

New contract paves the way for construction of Damen vessel designs in Türkiye
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Turkish conglomerate İÇDAŞ for the local construction of an azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug.

Wärtsilä: Engine upgrades to improve CII on Ulusoy bulker duo
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to upgrade the main engines on two bulk carriers owned by Türkiye-based Ulusoy Sealines. The upgrade is expected to result in nearly 250 tons of annual fuel savings and a reduction of CO2 emissions by around 780 tons per year per vessel.

Norway’s largest zero-emission ferry sets sail
Construction of Norway’s largest zero-emission ferry has been completed at Cemre Shipyard in Türkiye, and the vessel has embarked on the voyage toward Norway.

Bad weather postpones offshore installation ops at Türkiye’s gas field
Trillion Energy is keen on resuming gas lift compressor installation activities next week at its giant gas field in the Black Sea off the coast of Türkiye.

TPAO signs up for global oil & gas decarbonization initiative
Türkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO) has become the 56th player to come on board the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC), which is set on stepping up the worldwide decarbonization game in the oil and gas industry at speed and scale.

RMK Marine clinches order to construct ‘world’s first’ sail-assisted boxship
French activist shipping company Windcoop has placed an order for what it hailed as the ‘world’s first’ wind-powered container vessel at RMK Marine shipyard in Tuzla, Türkiye. According to RMK Marine, the wind-powered open hatch boxship will operate on a route between Madagascar and France. The unit

WATCH: First of three Agalas subsea vessels launches in Türkiye
A new 100-meter-long cable laying support vessel (CLSV) being built at the Sefine Shipyard for Norwegian Agalas and Cecon Contracting has been launched in Türkiye. Agalas reported yesterday, April 3, that the first of its three subsea vessels had been launched in Türkiye, with a few intense months a