BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14. Turkish port of Ambarli located in Istanbul transported 3.1 million tons of cargo from January through February 2023, the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Turkicworld, Trend reports.
According to the ministry, vessels flying the Turkish flag transported 513,814 tons of cargo, while ships flying flags of other countries - 2.5 million tons.
"A total of 414,790 tons of transit cargo were transported via the Turkish Ambarli port from January through February 2023," said the ministry.
Overall, Turkish ports handled 27.5 million tons of cargo in February 2023.
During this period, ships flying the Turkish flag handled 2.2 million tons of cargo via the local ports, while those flying the flags of other countries - 25.3 million tons.
A total of 5.6 million tons of transit cargo were transshipped via Turkish ports in February 2023.
Furthermore, the Turkish ports handled 59.6 million tons of cargo from January through February 2023.
During the mentioned period, the vessels flying Turkish flags transported 4.1 million tons of cargo, whereas the ships flying the flags of other countries handled 55.4 million tons of cargo through the Turkish ports.
A total of 12.1 million tons of transit cargo were shipped through the Turkish ports from January through February 2023.