Tamer Kıran: 'We Staunchly Defended the Sector's Views During the Ship Agency Regulation Process'

Speaking at the June Assembly Meeting of the İMEAK Chamber of Shipping (DTO), Chairman Tamer Kıran evaluated the Ship Agency Regulation, stating that the Chamber played an active role in the preparation process of the regulation but conveyed its concerns regarding employment conditions to the relevant authorities.

Kıran noted that various claims regarding the regulation have recently come to the fore, expressing that it is not accurate to hold the current Chamber administration responsible for the publication of the regulation in its current form.

Stating that an intensive effort was made during the preparation process of the regulation, Kıran said, 'The current Chamber administration has carried out a highly effective study to ensure that this regulation meets the needs of the sector. The articles of the regulation were evaluated one by one with the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs, and the opinions and requests from our members were conveyed in detail.'

'The Fundamental Issue We Could Not Convince On Was Employment Conditions'

Kıran emphasized that intense efforts were made to reflect the sector's expectations in the regulation throughout the process, yet the fundamental issue on which consensus could not be reached was the employment conditions for personnel to be sought in Class B agencies.

Kıran stated, 'Today, the most criticized and requested to be reevaluated issue by our members is the employment conditions. We have clearly expressed our concerns on this matter. Additionally, we are continuing our efforts to resolve a technical issue that arose after the publication of the regulation.'

'There Are Misleading Statements'

Touching on the discussions surrounding the regulation, Kıran argued that some circles are exploiting the issue.

He expressed that the Chamber administration is being portrayed as if it is responsible for all provisions of the regulation, stating, 'In this process, we defended the sector's views, voiced the objections we deemed necessary, and fought to protect the interests of our members. However, statements aimed at placing the entire responsibility of every regulation that emerged on the Chamber administration do not reflect the truth.'

Kıran also added that initiatives are ongoing with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure to reevaluate issues that could create difficulties in practice and to make necessary revisions.

Source: SeaNews Türkiye