08 Aug 2019 / Turkey

Five-day public holiday

All official institutions and banks in Turkey will be closed for five days from 10 to 15 August, to mark the Sacrifice Holiday from 10 to 15 August.

Some ports may suspend their operations or increase fees by 50% for official services such as pilotage, towage, mooring, customs. There will be also be a 50% additional charges for Turkish Straits transits.

Vessels are urged to make arrangements for crew, spares, provisions, documentation, etc are made well in advance to ensure they can be attended to in good time.

For further details and information about operations in Turkey, contact GAC Turkey at [email protected]

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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