TURKEY
Major fire breaks out on former Libyan storage tanker during scrapping
Casualties
MOL-Karadeniz partnership goes digital with plan for floating data centre
Offshore
South Korean shipowner orders newbuilding at Turkish shipbuilder
Shipyards
Swedish safety tech group moves into Turkey with takeover of Ares Marine
Shipyards
Yasa Holding tied to VLCC buy in string of secondhand deals
Tankers
Karpowership expands floating power station fleet with newcastlemax
Bulkers
Europe’s biggest ship repair facility enters new space with Energos FSRU job
Gas
Palmali owes money after losing $120m tanker chartering case against Litasco
Tankers
Greek owner Contships hives off feeder ship trio to Mediterranean buyer
Containers
Greek ferry giant Attica sends another ropax dinosaur to the boneyard
Cruise and Ferry
Arkas Line returns to China for container ship newbuildings
Containers
Trafigura sells LPG carrier out of Chinese lease financing pact
Gas
Turkey picks up tab for removing wreck of uninsured container ship
Insurance
Ukrainian secret service seizes cargo ship over Crimea grain claims
Bulkers
Stolt-Nielsen to build gas and chemicals terminal as part of $2bn Turkish project
Ports