Insight

News & Circulars

What changed at the port, what it means for your call, and what we recommend doing about it.

21 Mar 20265 min read

Reading a disbursement account: the six lines worth checking

A DA should be auditable line by line. These are the entries where differences between agencies actually show up — and what a fair account looks like.

Turkish Straits transit: what actually delays your vessel

Regulations

04 Mar 20264 min read

Turkish Straits transit: what actually delays your vessel

Pilotage recommendations, traffic suspensions and incomplete SP-1 filings account for most avoidable delays in the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. Here is how to plan around them.

Bunkering quantity disputes and how records prevent them

Port Circulars

28 May 20264 min read

Bunkering quantity disputes and how records prevent them

Almost every bunker dispute comes down to whose record is better. Attendance, soundings and sealed samples are what turn a suspicion into a claim.

Consigning ship spares to Türkiye without losing a week to customs

Regulations

11 May 20264 min read

Consigning ship spares to Türkiye without losing a week to customs

Most spare parts delays are created before the shipment leaves origin, in how the airway bill is made out. Get the consignment right and clearance is routine.

Winter weather at the Black Sea ports: planning discharge windows

Port Circulars

24 Apr 20263 min read

Winter weather at the Black Sea ports: planning discharge windows

Samsun, Trabzon and Zonguldak are exposed to northerly weather. Between November and March, berth planning is weather planning.

Crew change at anchorage: planning for the launch boat

Operations

07 Apr 20264 min read

Crew change at anchorage: planning for the launch boat

Changes off the berth depend on weather, harbour master permission and a boat that has to be booked before anyone knows if it can sail. Here is how we manage that uncertainty.