Turkish authorities impose complete ban on Crimea traffic


In a circular titled “Principles of navigation in the regions of the Black Sea and the Crimea”, the Turkish government has issued a decision to prohibit vessels arriving from or calling at Crimea from visiting Turkish ports, notifying all the Turkish ports, maritime/shipping agents, ship operators and shipowners, according to Mehmet Dogu (Interlegal, Turkey) and Artem Skorobogatov (Interlegal, Ukraine).