VOL. XXXVII

NO. 21

21-FEBRUARY-1994

Oil Transport

Turkey Introduces New Maritime Rules For Bosphorus And Dardanelles

Turkey announced on 14 February that new rules for shipping traffic in theBosphorus and Dardanelles Straits will take effect on 1 June. The new rules willestablish shipping lanes, oblige oil tankers and ships carrying dangerouscargoes to give a 24-hour notice prior to their entering the straits, andrequire all nuclear-powered vessels and those carrying nuclear waste to seekspecial...