Baku, Azerbaijan, May 14
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In the first quarter of 2019, a total of 9,947 vessels sailed through the Bosphorus in Turkey, of which 4,436 were cargo ships, Trend reports referring to the country's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
According to the ministry, 1,519 cargo ships sailed through the Bosphorus in January 2019, 1,301 in February, and 1,616 in March.
In the first quarter of 2019, 40 warships sailed through the Bosphorus.
Number of vessels sailed through the Bosphorus in the first quarter of 2019
|
Types of ships |
Number of ships and months |
Total in 1Q2019 |
|||
|
January |
February |
March |
|||
|
Barge Carriers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Bulk Carriers |
689 |
650 |
744 |
2,083 |
|
|
Cement Carrier |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Container Ships |
217 |
200 |
231 |
648 |
|
|
Ferries |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
General Cargo Ships |
1,519 |
1,301 |
1,616 |
4,436 |
|
|
Livestock Carriers |
34 |
33 |
39 |
106 |
|
|
Warships |
9 |
9 |
22 |
40 |
|
|
Passenger Ships |
24 |
24 |
26 |
74 |
|
|
Refrigerated Cargo Carriers |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
Roll on / Roll off Vessels |
17 |
12 |
21 |
50 |
|
|
Fuel Tankers |
540 |
474 |
531 |
1,545 |
|
|
Chemical Tankers |
197 |
184 |
204 |
585 |
|
|
LPG/LNG Tankers |
59 |
59 |
70 |
188 |
|
|
Tugs |
19 |
26 |
35 |
80 |
|
|
Vehicle Carriers |
7 |
10 |
8 |
25 |
|
|
Other types |
23 |
25 |
33 |
81 |
|
|
TOTAL |
3,355 |
3,009 |
3,583 |
9,947 |
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