Istanbul's bunkering unaffected by Bosphorus Strait closure

Bunkering has not been impacted so far in the Turkish port of Istanbul, a trader tells ENGINE.

PHOTO: Several tugboats are deployed in the area to refloat the vessel. Twitter of Directorate General of Coastal Safety

Bunkering is proceeding normally, with most local suppliers offering bunkers to ships in the port.

Vessel traffic in the Bosphorus Strait has been temporarily suspended for both directions after a vessel ran aground earlier today, Turkey's Directorate General of Coastal Safety stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

According to the Directorate, a 229-meter-long cargo ship named ALEXIS ran aground near the Istanbul Haydarpaşa Breakwater due to machinery failure. The ship was en route from Ukraine to Egypt.

By Manjula Nair

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