The Abeille Marengo is preparing to survey the seabed in the eastern Mediterranean for the €1.9 billion Great Sea Interconnector, with work expected to begin southeast of Karpathos as maritime disputes with Turkey remain unresolved
Athens rejects Ankara's maritime jurisdiction claims in the Eastern Mediterranean and sets out a new survey schedule for a subsea telecommunications cable linking Saudi Arabia to Europe
Energy Minister Michalis Damianos says Nicosia will proceed with funding as work advances, while Cypriot consumers will not face electricity charges until the Great Sea Interconnector begins operating
Ankara challenges Athens’ authority over maritime jurisdiction south of Kastellorizo with a NAVTEX as the four-nation Eunomia exercise is scheduled amid preparations to resume surveys for the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection
Nexans seeks survey permits as the Greece–Cyprus GSI power link moves toward a restart, with further developments expected in early November.
The notice covers waters from Antalya and Mersin to south of the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus, where the Oruc Reis will conduct surveys through October 25 as part of plans for a subsea gas pipeline
A Greek patrol vessel is shadowing the TÜBİTAK MARMARA after Turkey issued a NAVTEX covering waters southwest of the Greek island through September 15
The Navtex will be issued exclusively by Greek authorities, since this particular maritime zone falls under Greek jurisdiction
Seabed mapping, a French-backed financing push and unresolved questions from Nicosia stand between the Greece-Cyprus power link and its next construction phase, with Turkey's response still an open question
The research vessel will carry out seismic surveys in the Eastern Mediterranean until August 30 as part of preparations for a planned gas pipeline linking Turkey with northern Cyprus.
Ankara is preparing to deploy at least 90 warships and conduct sweeping air force drills in the coming weeks, as reports emerge of plans to codify its revisionist "Blue Homeland" maritime doctrine into law
Sources in the Greek capital on Monday said Athens will underline that Ankara’s insistence on issuing such notifications to mariners for various parts of the Aegean constitutes an 'instrumentation' that aims to create fait accomplis in the region
Turkey on Friday issued two separate NAVTEX communications for the Aegean Sea, with diplomatic sources in Greece stressing that the timing of their release and the long duration (2 years) indicate Ankara’s intention to revive its illegal revisionary claims in the Aegean Sea. The first NATVTEX is a general reminder: “covering the Turkish continental shelf […]
Turkey escalates pressure in the Aegean with new claims on Greek islands and maritime zones, straining dialogue ahead of a possible leaders’ meeting
Greek defense officials emphasized that the exercise was unrelated to the research vessel Piri Reis, to test the armed forces' readiness.
According to a report by state broadcaster ERT from Cyprus, which quotes the source, the only development was an “anti-NAVTEX” issued by Ankara
According to international maritime norms, such research activities do not require permission from coastal states, but only a formal announcement to ensure the safety of navigation.
Greek diplomatic officials have indicated that they will respond to Turkey’s NAVTEX through the appropriate international legal channels.
Turkey had unilaterally and arbitrarily declared this area to the UN as a Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
The dates cited in the Turkish Navtex come before a meeting in Ankara on Monday between visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.