The Bosporus Strait has closed to tankers Monday afternoon due to heavy snow in the region, local port agents said.

"Authorities have notified [us] that the Bosporus traffic has been closed on January 18 at [4.06 pm local time] due to heavy snowfall," Boutros Maritime and Transport said.

According to local agents, there were seven tankers due to pass through the Bosporus in a northbound direction Monday, and 13 due to pass through going South.

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The Bosporus and the Dardanelles together form the only commercially navigable transit route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.

--John Morley, john.morley@platts.com
--Edited by Dan Lalor, daniel.lalor@platts.com