Baku, Azerbaijan, May 15
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
In the first quarter of 2019, a total of 10,541 vessels passed through the Dardanelles Strait (Canakkale), 3,621 of which are cargo ships, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey.
As many as 1,242 cargo ships passed through the Dardanelles n January 2019, 1,115 cargo ships in February and 1,264 cargo ships in March, according to the ministry.
“In the first quarter of 2019, 41 warships passed through the Dardanelles,” the ministry said.
Number of vessels that passed through the Dardanelles in the first quarter of 2019
|
Types of vessels |
Number and month |
Total |
||
|
January |
February |
March |
||
|
Barge carrier |
1 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
|
Bulker |
702 |
693 |
768 |
2,163 |
|
Concrete ship |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Container ship |
411 |
377 |
434 |
1,222 |
|
Ferry |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
|
Dry cargo |
1,242 |
1,115 |
1,264 |
3,621 |
|
Vessels for livestock transportation |
39 |
37 |
44 |
120 |
|
Warships |
10 |
7 |
24 |
41 |
|
Passenger ships |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
Reefer ships |
4 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
|
Ro-Ro ships |
163 |
157 |
191 |
511 |
|
Tankers for fuel transportation |
515 |
487 |
586 |
1,588 |
|
Tankers for chemical substances |
230 |
212 |
265 |
707 |
|
Tankers for transporting LPG, LNG |
77 |
62 |
68 |
207 |
|
Tugboats |
29 |
25 |
25 |
79 |
|
Vessels carrying transport |
38 |
47 |
55 |
140 |
|
Other types |
38 |
30 |
44 |
112 |
|
In total |
3,502 |
3,257 |
3,782 |
10,541 |
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