Turk Tankers Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul on opposition in Turkey to increased supertanker traffic through the Bosphorus waterway. A new oil pipeline due to open next month will mean more big ships coming through, carrying oil from a Russian Black Sea port.

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Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul on opposition in Turkey to increased supertanker traffic through the Bosphorus waterway. A new oil pipeline due to open next month will mean more big ships coming through, carrying oil from a Russian Black Sea port.