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Sanmar Denizcilik
Sanmar Denizcilik is a Turkey (country), Turkish firm that operates its own fleet of tugboats, and builds tugboats for its own fleet, and for other shipping firms. The firm was founded in 1976 by Orham Gürün, Orhan Gürün and Gökҫen Seven. It remains a privately held firm, with its board of directors chaired by Ali Gürün. In July 2013 the firm constructed its 100th tugboat. In November 2013 the firm delivered the world's first two tugboats powered by natural gas. Firms aiming to leave a smaller environmental footprint are converting their fleets to vessels powered by natural gas, because they produce less pollutant byproducts. According to ''Seanews Turkey'' the vessels natural gas powered engines will emit: : Many of the vessels the firm builds use azimuth thrusters for both propulsion and steering. Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd, Rolls-Royce has supplied over 150 azimuth thrusters to Sanmar. In 2014 Sanmar built its first tug propelled by Voith Schneider pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey (country)
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neolithic sites like Göbekli Tepe, and was inhabited by ancient civilisations including the Hattians, Hittites, Anatolian peoples, Mycenaean Greeks, Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |