BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 27. Turkish ports handled over 51.3 million tons of cargo from Russia from January through September 2022, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye told TurkicWorld, Trend reports on October 27.
According to the ministry, ships under the Turkish flag delivered 2.3 million tons of cargo from Russia to local ports, and ships under the flags of other countries – 39.4 million tons.
In the first nine months of this year, 9.6 million tons of cargo were delivered to Turkish ports by Russian-flagged ships.
In the reporting period, Turkish ports handled over 1.98 million tons of transit cargo from Russia, the ministry added.
Turkish ports totally transshipped over 31.9 million tons of cargo in September 2022.
In the reporting month, ships under the flag of Türkiye delivered 2.2 million tons of cargo, and ships under the flags of other countries – 29.7 million tons to the ports
Turkish ports in total handled 6.6 million tons of cargo in September 2022.
Turkish ports in total handled 269.5 million tons of cargo from January through September 2022.
Cargo transportation by ships under the flag of Türkiye through local ports in the specified period amounted to 21.3 million tons, and by ships under the flags of other countries – 275.2 million tons.
Meanwhile, Turkish ports handled 60.6 million tons of transit cargo.