Turkey

Trillion pressing on with ops to unlock full potential of Black Sea gas wells
Canada’s oil and gas player Trillion Energy is progressing with velocity string operations on its production platform at a gas field offshore Türkiye.

Utkilen’s new LNG-ready chemical tanker hits the water in Turkey
Norwegian chemical tankers operator Utkilen has launched its LNG dual-fuel newbuild at İçdaş shipyard in Turkey. Utkilen revealed in a brief social media update that the ship named Listraum was launched on November 2. “The ship will be delivered with LNG tanks installed, reflecting our commitment to

Trillion makes progress with ‘highly anticipated’ gas flow optimization ops at field off Türkiye
Canada’s oil and gas player Trillion Energy has started velocity string operations on its production platform at a gas field offshore Türkiye.

Asyaport sets milestone as Türkiye’s first port to provide shore power to containerships
Asyaport, considered to be Türkiye’s largest container terminal today, has completed the installation of an onshore power supply (OPS), becoming “the first port in Türkiye” to offer shore power to container vessels. As disclosed, the system will provide electricity to berthed ships, which is anticip

Longship bids welcome to second ‘ultra-low’ emission diesel-electric cargo vessel
The Netherlands-based shipping company Longship has taken delivery of the second of a series of four ultra-low-emission, diesel-electric newbuildings from Türkiye’s Atlas Shipyard. As disclosed, the 8,600 dwt general cargo vessel, dubbed the Longeon, was handed over on October 25, 2024. It is part o

Construction starts on Norled’s new battery-powered ferries
Construction has commenced on Norled’s new battery-powered ferries at Türkiye’s Tersan Shipyard, part of Tersan Group.

Uzmar Shipyard’s ‘eco silent’ tugboat joins P&O Reyser, strengthening operations at Port of Barcelona
Türkiye’s Uzmar Shipyard has handed over its eco-friendly tugboat to Spain’s maritime company P&O Reyser, which operates under the UAE-based DP World’s subsidiary P&O Maritime Logistics, allowing the company to take a step closer toward ‘safe and sustainable’ operations in one of Spain’s busiest por

After US offshore wind, 2000-built vessel wraps up geotechnical program off Türkiye
U.S.-headquartered TDI-Brooks has completed another geotechnical program offshore Türkiye, its fifth such investigation for Istanbul-headquartered DenAr Ocean Engineering Services. Research vessel Nautilus, formerly known as Nautical Geo, was sent to the Black Sea site, offshore Filyos, from the U.S

WATCH: ‘World’s most eco-friendly’ subsea and offshore wind vessel takes first construction steps
Eidesvik Offshore and its partner, Agalas, have begun to build a methanol-powered hybrid construction support vessel (CSV) for offshore wind and subsea operations.

Sanmar cuts steel for four BOTAŞ electric tugs
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar has held a steel-cutting ceremony for four electric tugs to be built for state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company BOTAŞ.

Steel cut for Fjord1’s first zero-emission, autonomous ferry
Construction has started in Türkiye on the first of four battery-powered autonomous double-ended ferries ordered by Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1.

Arkas Bunker debuts Türkiye’s first biofuel refueling
Fuel supplier Arkas Bunker has started the use of biofuel for the first time in the Turkish maritime sector by supplying Arkas Line’s containership Matilde A with Bio24F.