BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 13. From January through April 2023, the Turkish port of Ambarli handled 6.6 million tons of cargo, the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told TurkicWorld, Trend reports.
According to the ministry, 1.1 million tons of cargo were handled by ships under the flag of Türkiye through the port of Ambarli, and by ships under the flags of other countries – 5.5 million tons.
"From January through April 2023, the Turkish port of Ambarli handled 3 million tons of transit cargo," the ministry said.
The ports of the country handled 33.6 million tons of cargo in April 2023.
From January through April this year, cargo transportation by ships under the country's flag through domestic ports amounted to 2.3 million tons, while cargo transportation through the ports by ships under the flags of other countries reached 31.2 million tons.
In the accounting period, the Turkish ports handled 125.2 million tons of cargo, while in April 2023 the ports handled 5.1 million tons of transit cargo.
Moreover, in the specified period, cargo transportation by ships under the country's flag amounted to 8.8 million tons, while cargo transportation through the ports by ships under the flags of other countries totaled 116.3 million tons.
During the first four months of 2023, Turkish ports handled 23.4 million tons of transit cargo.