Tag: Istanbul

  • How Covid-19 has escalated the maritime drug trade – and what AI can do about it

    Adele Berti Israeli maritime intelligence and predictive analytics company Windward is using artificial intelligence to identify and pinpoint Europe-bound vessels that might be illicitly carrying drugs for distribution in the […]

  • Turkey seizes 220 kilograms of cocaine from Brazilian ship

    Turkish authorities have seized 220 kilograms (485 pounds) of cocaine from a ship that arrived in the southeastern port of Mersin, Anadolu Agency (AA) said in a report late Tuesday. […]

  • Drugs seized at Ambarli

    Turkish police seized 228 kilograms cocaine at a port in Turkey’s most populated city Istanbul and detained nine suspects, the Istanbul Governorship Provincial Police Department announced on Tuesday. The department […]

  • Mediterranean Shipping Summit Istanbul 2020

    The Mediterranean Shipping Summit 2020 in Istanbul focuses on opportunities and challenges of working in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as stimulating the integration of the Turkish Shipping Industry to […]

  • Maritime Traffic Risks

    Despite the use of the latest technology, the sea traffic in the Bosporus strait, one of the busiest waterways in the world, poses a risk to safety in İstanbul Bosporus […]

  • Hostage and Hijack

    Turkish security forces have killed a hijacker who seized a ferry off the coast east of Istanbul on Friday. Anti-terrorist commandos stormed the vessel at dawn and shot the lone […]