The Turkish government has prohibited the intended passage of two ex-UK Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessels to Ukraine via the Turkish straits of the Black Sea. According to a statement issued by the country’s Directorate of Communications on Tuesday, January 2, the government has closed the...
Ukrainian port facility on the Danube River after an attack on July 24, 2023. Ukrainian MoD Photo
The U.S. does not plan to send any assets to the Black Sea amidst tensions over the Russian withdrawal from the U.N.-Turkey brokered grain deal, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
The Biden administration announced the latest presidential drawdown authority for Ukraine military assistance, which included additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and the Patriot air...
Turkey freed a vessel that had wedged itself against the banks of the Bosphorus Strait, clearing the vital waterway that connects the Black Sea with global markets, reports Yahoo Finance.
Cargo ship refloated after running agroundTugboats released the stranded bulk carrier after it got stuck Monday morning. The vessel, carrying peas, had run aground after its steering apparently failed en route from Ukraine to Istanbul. The strait has not yet reopened to...
https://mfame.guru/grounded-cargo-ship-refloated-in-bosphorus-traffic-resumes/
By Ugur Yilmaz (Bloomberg) Turkey freed a vessel that had wedged itself against the banks of the Bosphorus Strait, clearing the vital waterway that connects the Black Sea with global markets….
https://gcaptain.com/turkey-refloats-ship-stuck-in-bosphorus/
by Yoruk Isik (Reuters) The cargo ship MKK 1, traveling from Ukraine to Turkey, was grounded in Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on Monday and traffic in the strait was suspended but no damage…
https://gcaptain.com/ukraine-grain-ship-grounds-in-bosphorus-strait/
Robert Huish (The Conversation)–The European Union and the United States are now targeting maritime protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance clubs to limit Russian shipping capacity and cap the price of its oil,…
https://gcaptain.com/smart-sanctions-the-west-finally-gets-clever-about-russia/
By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) –Turkish authorities allowed an oil tanker to pass through country’s vital Bosphorus shipping strait, suggesting an impasse relating to sanctions on Russia might be set to ease….
https://gcaptain.com/oil-tanker-sails-through-bosphorus-in-sign-insurance-spat-easing/
By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) Western officials are in talks with Turkish counterparts to resolve oil tanker queues off Turkey, a British Treasury official said, after the G7 and European Union…
https://gcaptain.com/west-asks-turkey-to-help-clear-tanker-jam/
A bulk ship carrying grain from Ukraine ran aground in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait, halting traffic in the waterway. The Turkish General Directorate of Coastal Safety reports that that 173-meter Lady…
https://gcaptain.com/ship-carrying-ukrainian-corn-grounds-in-turkeys-bosphorus-strait/
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In the early days of the war, the rapid intermodal supply of materials via roads, rail, and airports is important for winning battles. In today’s…