Vessel traffic via Bosphorus halted due to fog
The ship traffic in the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul was temporarily halted in both directions, the Turkish Coast Guard Command reported. The …
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Ship traffic resumes in Bosphorus Strait after suspension
Ship traffic in Turkey's Bosphorus Strait resumed for northbound vessel, after a suspension due to an anchor failure on one ship, a coast guard source said. Coast guard tugs towed the Liberian-flagged vessel to a nearby pier, …
Navigation in Bosphorus Strait suspended due to storm
The vessel traffic in the Bosphorus Strait has been suspended due to adverse weather, the Turkey’s coast guard command said. …
Ship blocked Bosphorus for several hours
A huge cargo ship blocked the Bosphorus Strait for several hours. The ship has now been towed to a pier in the south of the strait near the Sea of Marmara.
Ship traffic partly halted in Bosphorus due to engine failure
The ship traffic in the Bosphorus Strait has been partly halted on August 23 morning due to an engine of a vessel entering it, the TV-100 television channel reports. According to Tribeca Shipping, the engine failed on an oil …
Turkey to raise fee for int’l vessels transiting its straits
Türkiye has increased the transit fee it charges commercial ships to use the Istanbul and Çanakkale Straits, in accordance with the rights granted to it by the Montreux Convention, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister …
Traffic resumes after Ukraine cargo ship grounded near Istanbul
The cargo ship MKK 1, travelling from Ukraine to Turkey, was grounded in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Monday and traffic in the strait was suspended for a few hours, shipping agents Tribeca said. Several tugs were among vessels …
Cargo ship from Ukraine grounded in Bosphorus strait
The cargo ship MKK 1, travelling from Ukraine to Turkey, was grounded in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Monday and traffic in the strait was suspended but no damage was reported, shipping agents Tribeca said. Several tugs were among …
Navigation in Bosphorus suspended
Navigation in both directions in the Bosphorus Strait, which divides Istanbul into European and Asian parts, has been suspended due to heavy fog, the Turkish Coast Guard said today. "The movement of ships in the strait in both …
Turkey’s oil tanker backlog starting to clear
A backlog of tankers waiting to haul oil through Turkey’s vital shipping straits appeared to start clearing, Bloomberg reported. One shipping official with knowledge of the situation said that previously blocked tankers are now …
Türkiye refutes tankers traffic jam in Bosphorus
The Turkish Ministry of Transport did not confirm information about large oil tankers traffic jams near the Bosphorus. "There are not 100 tankers near the Bosphorus now, as a number of foreign media claim, but 15, 11 …
Russian oil tankers queue off Turkey
Oil tankers, including 6 Russian ones, formed a traffic jam off the Turkish coast on the first day of a Western-imposed price cap for Russian crude, the Financial Times reported. About 19 crude oil tankers are waiting to cross …
Shipping in Bosporus suspended as ship breaks down
Traffic in the Bosporus Strait was suspended late on Thursday due to an engine failure of a Russia-bound bulk carrier, the Turkish Coast Guard department said. The department said that the 190-meter-long Annita dry …
Cargo ship's engine fails in Bosphorus
A cargo ship bound for Ukraine to pick up grains under a U.N.-brokered deal had a brief engine failure as it was transiting Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait overnight, a shipping company said on Saturday, marking a second incident this week, …
Maritime traffic in Bosphorus strait restored
The movement of ships in the Bosphorus Strait was restored on Friday after a dry cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain had run aground and blocked the maritime traffic, the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety said. "The …
Turkey to increase Bosphorus and the Dardanelles passage fee fivefold
Turkey will five times increase the fee for passage through the Bosporus and Dardanelles in accordance with the rights granted to it by the Montreux Convention, according to Sabah. Turkey will five times increase the cost of passage …
Turkish Defense Ministry: No problems with navigation in Bosphorus
There are no difficulties with navigation in the Bosporus due to mines drifting in the Black Sea, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says. "Different numbers have been given about drifting mines, they shpuld be treated with …
Turkey deploys radars at Bosporus to detect drifting naval mines
Turkey deployed special radars near the Bosporus Strait entrance to detect naval mines, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Wednesday. "We are watching Bosporus closely. In order to avoid surprises near the entrance and exit, …
Turkish Defense Ministry: no emergency situation in Black Sea
Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar spoke about the situation in the Black Sea. According to him, there is no emergency situation in the Black Sea, at the moment mine search vessels are on duty. "There is no …
Turkish authorities confirm mine found in Bosphorus
The Turkish Ministry of Defense's head, Hulusi Akar, confirmed that it was a mine that was found in the Bosphorus. He made the corresponding statement on the TRT TV channel. "According to the study results, it was an old-type …
