Mersin

American

[mer-seen] / mɛrˈsin /

noun

a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

Mersin British

/ mɛəˈsiːn /

noun

Also called: Içel. a port in S Turkey, on the Mediterranean: oil refinery. Pop: 603 000 (2005 est)

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Another tanker, the Mersin, was attacked and immobilised off the coast of Senegal in late November.

From BBC

Several times a month, tankers unload tens of thousands of barrels of oil products at a Turkish storage terminal in the port city of Mersin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before the sanctions, the storage terminal in Mersin, a little-known business called Turkis Enerji, barely had any ship traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Asked about the 5.5 million barrels of fuel that, according to Kpler data, arrived from Russia at the company’s mooring in the bay of Mersin this year, Ayrik said he couldn’t discuss the company’s customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, a sanctioned vessel unloaded 36,000 barrels of diesel from Vadinar at another offshore platform in Mersin, according to Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal

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