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Turkish Shipping Company News

23 Nov 2018

Gothenburg-Belgium RORO Traffic Goes Up

Ro/Ro traffic between Sweden and the continent are increasing, as volumes between Gothenburg and Belgium have risen for the ninth consecutive year. During this period volumes between Belgium during have doubled, and the number of departures has risen from 12 to 16.Shipping companies are also in the process of expanding their networks from Gothenburg across large parts of Europe – often via the Belgian ports in Ghent and Zeebrugge, which act as hubs for intra-European ro-ro traffic.During 2017, 254,000 ro-ro units were shipped between Gothenburg and Belgium, and the forecast for 2018 reveals a 10 per cent increase to almost 280,000 units.

06 Aug 2012

German Yard FSG Launches its Longest RoRo Ferry

Photo credit FSG

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft launches first of two RoRo freight ferries for the Turkish shipping company Ulusoy Sealines. “At 208 metres, this is the longest and biggest freight ferry ever built at FSG”, declared shipyard Managing Director Peter Sierk. He added that it was a very significant moment for him and the entire shipbuilding team at FSG to see the “Ulusoy 14” slide into the Flensburg Fiord without a problem. Ulusoy Sealines has ordered two of the modern freight…

11 Oct 2011

Spectec Announces Contract with Gungen Maritime

SpecTec and Gungen Maritime and Trading A/S recently announced the signing of a contract for the migration of their AMOS BS system to the latest version of AMOS2 Enterprise Management. After a series of fruitful meetings, last June the two companies renewed their long term mutually beneficial collaboration through the agreement which will lead the Turkish Shipping Company to the acquisition of the latest product of the AMOS Suite for its offices in Ankara and Istanbul as well as onboard the Vessels of the fleet. The provision set into the contract will be then extended to the two newbuildings soon to be delivered. The contract will see the two parties involved in the activities for implementing the AMOS2 system for the management of maintenance operations…

22 May 2008

Eurofin Brokers Turkish Ship Finance Loan

Eurofin brought together the five European banks which have syndicated a $440m facility to Istanbul-based Kiran Holdings. It is the largest ever ship finance loan made to a Turkish shipping company. The loan will cover orders for six new bulkers at Chinese yards. The $440m loan includes $100m of performance guarantees connected to the newbuilding programme. It is a syndicated loan led by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale, Lloyds TSB Bank, Fortis Bank and Deutsche Schiffsbank are all part of the syndication.  The loan covers orders for two supramax and two kamsarmax bulkers at Wujiazui Shipbuilding and two capesizes at Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries. The Kiran group controls nineteen bulk carriers and general cargo ships.