26 Dec 2019 / Turkey

Port operations and surcharge on New Year’s Day

All official institutions and banks will be closed for New Year’s Day holiday on Wednesday, 1 January 2020.

Some ports may suspend operations on this date and official services such as pilotage, towage, mooring and customs will be increased by 50%. There will be a 50% surcharge on all pilotage services for Turkish Straits on 1 January.

Owners and operators of vessels calling at Turkish ports are urged to make sure all arrangements for crew, spares, provisions, documentation, etc are made in a timely manner ahead of the holiday.

For 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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