Daily Archives: 15 January 2026

The Turkish Shipbuilders’ Association (GİSBİR) held its first Board of Directors meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, 6 January. The meeting took place at GİSBİR’s headquarters under the chairmanship of Murat Kıran, with board members attending in person.

During the meeting, an evaluation of the year 2025 was conducted, and budget plans and priorities for the new year were discussed. Following the meeting, Chairman of the Board Murat Kıran shared his assessments of the key topics highlighted during the session with GİSBİR TV.

The “2nd Green Transformation in Maritime Summit,” organized by the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping, was held on Wednesday, 24 December 2025, at the Tuzla Campus of Piri Reis University.

The summit was organized with the aim of contributing to and drawing attention to the transformation of the maritime sector into a more sustainable, environmentally friendly, and future-oriented structure within the framework of the IMO’s 2023 GHG Strategy and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) implemented in response to global climate change. During the event, key topics such as strategies for a decarbonized future in maritime transport, alternative energy sources, low-carbon fuel technologies and infrastructure, as well as sustainable production and circular economy approaches in shipyards, shipbuilding, and ports were discussed.

Speaking at the session titled “Shipbuilding and Ports,” GİSBİR Secretary General Mehtap Özdemir responded to questions from participants and shared insights on shipyards’ green transformation initiatives, the steps taken to date, and the practices planned for the future.