Port Operations
Port Agency
Full, protective and owner's agency in every Turkish port
One operator handles notices, clearance, berth prospects, pilotage, towage and the disbursement account — and stays on the file until the final DA is closed.
- Full, protective and owner's agency appointments
- Pre-arrival notices to harbour master, customs, health and terminal
- Pilotage, towage and mooring coordination
- NOR tendering, statement of facts and time sheets
- Itemised proforma and final disbursement accounts
- Husbandry, cash to master and crew matters
Port agency is the backbone of what we do. Whether you appoint us as full agent, protective agent or owner's agent alongside a charterer's nomination, the structure is the same: one named operator, written reporting at every stage, and a disbursement account you can audit line by line.
Before arrival
We file notices with the harbour master, customs, immigration and health authorities, book pilotage and towage, confirm berth prospects with the terminal and lodge ISPS declarations. You receive a pre-arrival report confirming what has been arranged and what is still open.
Alongside
Our operator boards on arrival, attends free pratique, coordinates the berthing and stays with the vessel through cargo operations. Statements of fact, NOR tendering and time sheets are prepared as the call runs, not reconstructed afterwards.
After sailing
Clearance outwards, a sailing report and a final disbursement account with every third-party invoice attached at cost. Unused funds are returned without waiting to be asked.
What the service covers
Clearance & formalities
Inward and outward clearance with the harbour master, customs, immigration and health authorities.
Berth & terminal liaison
Berth prospects, laycan protection and daily coordination with the terminal operator.
Pilotage & towage
Booking, confirming and attending pilot and tug movements for arrival, shifting and departure.
Cargo documentation
NOR, statement of facts, time sheets, bills of lading and manifests prepared as the call progresses.
Husbandry
Cash to master, medical cases, repatriation, deliveries and any owner's matter ashore.
Disbursement accounts
Proforma before arrival, final DA within five days of sailing, invoices attached at cost.
How it runs
- 01
Appointment & proforma
Nomination accepted, operator assigned, proforma DA issued.
Same day
- 02
Pre-arrival filing
Authority notices, pilotage booking, berth prospects and ISPS declarations.
72h before ETA
- 03
Arrival & berthing
Boarding, free pratique, NOR tendering and berthing report.
On arrival
- 04
Operations
Cargo attendance, crew matters, supplies and daily reporting.
Alongside
- 05
Clearance & final DA
Outward clearance, sailing report and audited final account.
Within 5 days
Operational note
For charterer's agency appointments we act strictly within the nomination and keep owners informed through a protective agent where one is appointed. Conflicts of interest are declared before acceptance.
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