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As Editor in Chief of The Maritime, I lead content development, interviews, and digital storytelling across our multimedia maritime platform. With over 10 years of experience in the maritime industry, I create and publish in-depth stories and video features that highlight key players, emerging trends, and operational realities across global shipping. Before launching The Maritime, I worked as a Vessel Operator at Imza Marine A.S., gaining hands-on commercial shipping and voyage operations experience. I also served as Marketing Communications Specialist at Gimas Ship Supply & Services, where I managed corporate communication, digital strategy, and industry outreach for shipowners and maritime clients. I hold a Master’s degree in Maritime Transportation Management from Istanbul Technical University and a Master’s degree in Publishing from Marmara University. My work is driven by the belief that the maritime world deserves strong, informed, and accessible media representation. I am committed to sharing the stories of maritime professionals and contributing to the sector’s visibility, knowledge exchange, and future development.
The White House releases America's Maritime Action Plan, proposing a universal cargo fee on foreign-built vessels calling US ports, up to 100 Maritime Prosperity Zones and a trust fund for shipbuilding revival.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are returning their Gemini ME11 service to the Red Sea and Suez Canal under EUNAVFOR escort, the alliance's first structural use of the corridor since its launch.
Panama's Supreme Court has declared CK Hutchison's concession for the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals unconstitutional, ending 28 years of Hong Kong control at both ends of the canal and opening an 18-month transition.
The EU's prohibition on importing diesel, jet fuel and other products refined from Russian crude in third countries takes effect, closing the refine-and-re-export loophole and shifting the compliance burden onto importers.
Maersk announces its Middle East to US East Coast MECL service will return to the Suez Canal, the first structural network shift back to the Red Sea after more than two years of Cape diversions.
A DHS-led force boards and seizes the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera, formerly Bella 1, about 300 miles south of Iceland after a two-week Atlantic pursuit, extending the Venezuela quarantine to the high seas.
US forces capture Nicolás Maduro and fly him toward New York as port captains at José freeze all loaded-tanker departures, leaving Venezuela's seaborne crude exports at a complete standstill under the December quarantine.
In April 2025, the IMO approved a net-zero package that combines a mandatory fuel standard with an emissions pricing mechanism.
For years, “shadow fleet” talk sat in the compliance corner of maritime. It was about paperwork, ownership layers, flag swaps, and price-cap evasion. In late 2025, it started looking like a kinetic security issue.
For almost two years, the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb risk pushed major carriers to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope. That detour became the new baseline, not a short-lived workaround.
Shipping talks a lot about new fuels such as methanol, ammonia, and even hydrogen show up in conference slides and newbuild press releases. Ports do not have that luxury.
The Black Sea has become an increasingly high-risk area for seafarers in recent weeks. As military activity intensifies, commercial shipping in the region is facing growing operational and safety challenges.
