BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. The port of Aliaga in Izmir (Türkiye) received 28.2 million tons of cargo from January through May 2023, Trend reports.
According to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye, 805,322 tons of cargo were transported from the port of Aliaga by ships under the flag of Türkiye, while by ships under the flags of other countries - 27.4 million tons.
A total of 236,572 tons of transit cargo were transported from the Turkish port of Aliaga from January through May 2023.
Meanwhile, the ports of Türkiye received 35.4 million tons of cargo in May 2023.
Cargo transportation to domestic ports on ships under the Turkish flag amounted to 2.5 million tons, while cargo transportation of ships under the flags of other countries to the ports of Türkiye amounted to 32.9 million tons during this period.
Moreover, as many as 5.4 million tons of transit cargo were transported from the ports of Türkiye in May 2023.
According to the ministry, Turkish ports received 160.7 million tons of cargo from January through May 2023.
Cargo acceptance by vessels under the Turkish flag amounted to 11.4 million tons from January through May 2023. And by ships under the flags of other countries, cargo transportation to the ports of Türkiye amounted to 149.3 million tons.
As many as 28.9 million tons of transit cargo were transported from the ports of Türkiye from January through May 2023.