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In a recent incident along the Yemeni coastline, a vessel’s master made a decisive maneuver, altering the ship's course to avoid a small craft that had approached with curious intentions. Moments later, the small craft retreated, and the vessel resumed its journey, continuing toward its next port of call, as noted in an incident report by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). This situation raises questions about what exactly transpired. Was it a benign interaction, or was there a more sinister motive at…

The Hidden Journey of Decommissioned Ships Have you ever wondered what happens to the colossal cruise ships and mammoth oil tankers once their prime days are over? Deceptively elegant as they sail across vast oceans, there's a side to their story not often told. It's a tale less of glamour and more of gritty realism. So let's embark on a different kind of voyage. The journey begins when the grand liners and tankers are no longer fit for the world’s seas. They are strategically directed towards quieter waters,…

ISTANBUL - In the swirling, azure waters off the coast of Somalia, lies the potential for transformative discoveries in energy. But who would've thought? Turkey's Oruc Reis vessel has recently accomplished a significant milestone. Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, shared an update on Friday that perhaps invites a moment of reflection on the intricacies of energy exploration. The Oruc Reis, Türkiye's robust seismic exploration vessel, has successfully completed half of its seismic…

Mogadishu (AX) — An official entourage from Turkey, spearheaded by Deputy Defence Minister Musa Heybet, touched down in Mogadishu on Thursday. Their mission? To oversee the arrival of a Turkish ship geared up for seismic investigations aimed at oil and natural gas reconnaissance along Somalia's coastline.Greeting them at the airport was the Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Abdirisaq Omar Mohamed, flanked by other high-ranking officials. Adding to the throng was Fathudin Ospite, the Somali Ambassador to Turkey,…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Anticipation builds as the Turkish ship Oruc Reis heads to Somalia soon, kicking off vital oil exploration along the 3,333 kilometers of coastline, officials relay. Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar mentioned the vessel's weekend departure after securing necessary approvals for this East African mission. During an October 2 conference in Ankara, the minister revealed the deployment. Turkey, a significant player in Somalia's security and development, aims to aid the nation grappling with…

The Turkish seismic ship, Oruç Reis, is set to embark on a mission to Somalia this weekend, as mentioned by Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar. Minister Bayraktar broke the news about this expedition during an assembly held in Ankara on October 2. A recent accord between Türkiye and Somalia allows exploration for hydrocarbons in three specific offshore blocks. According to the agreement concluded in July, Türkiye has obtained the sole rights to explore and produce hydrocarbons in blocs each…

In Senegal, a turnaround for hundreds of tons of plastic waste. A boat from the German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd was intercepted by the customs authorities in early May and fraudulently tried to bring the cargo into the territory. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracThe ship responsible for returning plastic waste left the…

Cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal is moving again After the colossal ship that had blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was partially flooded earlier Monday, it has now been released, according to local witnesses and a shipping agency in Egypt. With the help of high tide, a beautiful tugboat managed to unscrew the arch of the skyscraper size ever given from the sandbank by the…

A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal for a fifth day on Saturday, as authorities prepared to make new attempts to free the ship and reopen the important east-west route for global shipping. The Ever Given, a ship with the Panama flag that transports cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground on Tuesday in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. The massive ship got stuck in a single field stretch of the canal, about 6 kilometers north of the southern entrance,…

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday said in a letter to the port and maritime transport administration that his forces do not oppose the docking of Turkish-flagged commercial ships in the port of eastern Benghazi province, which his militias control. "We have no objection to entering our ports with Turkish-flagged commercial vessels following the stated legal procedures and legislation," Libya Al-Hadath, a pro-Haftar television station, quoted him in the letter. Libya has been torn apart by…