Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that Türkiye's first domestically built suction dredger, UAB MAVİ VATAN, has been launched.
The ship is 85 metres long, has a 20-metre dredging depth and a capacity of 2,000 cubic metres. Thanks to full automation, it will be able to dredge while under way and will enter service after a few months of sea trials.