BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 17. Turkish Port of Iskenderun transshipped 44.668 million tons of cargo from January through October 2022, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye said, Trend reports citing TurkicWorld.
According to the ministry, ships flying the Turkish flag handled 965,160 tons, while vessels under the flags of other countries transferred 43.7 million tons of freight.
"In the reporting period, the Iskenderun port delivered 841,775 tons of transit cargo," the ministry said.
Turkish ports handled 330.8 million tons of cargo from January through October 2022.
During this period, ships under the Turkish flag transferred 23.76 million tons of cargo, whereas ships under the flags of other countries – 307.04 million tons.
Moreover, during this period, Turkish ports transshipped 66.99 million tons of transit cargo.