TradeWinds was not able to tee off at the Kemer Golf & Country Club but had the pleasure of sharing the evening festivities with about 300 other guests at Istanbul’s Vogue Restaurant.

As Aret Tasciyan, chairman of Turk P&I and also a long-time member of the Omni group, explained, shipowners are not invited to the party — it is a celebration for members of the services industry, underwriters, insurance brokers, protection-and-indemnity (P&I) clubs, salvage experts, adjusters and lawyers.

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