Shipping guides
Practical references for ship agents, owners and brokers working Turkish ports and straits.
What a Bosphorus or Çanakkale transit costs a merchant ship in 2026: pilotage, escort tug, light dues, life-saving dues and VTS, with a worked example from the KEGM tariff.
What a transit of the Istanbul Strait (Bosphorus) costs a merchant ship in 2026: pilotage, escort tug, light and life-saving dues and VTS, with a worked example from the KEGM tariff.
What a transit of the Çanakkale Strait (Dardanelles) costs a merchant ship in 2026: pilotage, escort tug, light and life-saving dues and VTS, with a worked example from the KEGM tariff.
What a proforma disbursement account (PDA) and a final disbursement account (FDA) are, who issues them, and how an agent's advance and balance work.
The cost groups on a Turkish port-call PDA: port navigation, port dues, regulatory fees, chamber and official charges, supervision and agency.
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