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Cargo transshipment from France via Turkish ports in 1H2020 revealed

Transport Materials 5 August 2020 18:24 (UTC +04:00)
Cargo transshipment from France via Turkish ports in 1H2020 revealed

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 5

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

Cargo transshippment from France through the ports of Turkey surpassed 2.2 million tons from January through June 2020, Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.

During this period, 754,281 tons of cargo were transported from France by ships flying the Turkish flag, while ships flying the flags of other countries handled over 1.5 million tons of cargo.

According to the ministry, no cargo was transported by ships flying the French flag during the mentioned period.

At the same time, the volume of transshipment of goods in transit from France through the Turkish ports amounted to 178, 944 tons.

In 1H2020, the volume of cargo movement via Turkish ports amounted to 179.6 million tons.

Meanwhile, the volume of cargo transshipment by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 14.3 million tons.

The volume of cargo transshipment through the Turkish ports by ships flying the flags of their countries amounted to 6.9 million tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries – 158.3 million tons.

Over 36.1 million tons of cargo were transported through the ports of Turkey during the first six months of this year.

In June 2020, the volume of cargo transshipment through the ports of Turkey amounted to 28.1 million tons. At the same time, the volume of cargo transshipment by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 2.4 million tons.

The volume of transshipment of goods through the ports of Turkey by ships flying their countries’ flags exceeded 1 million tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries – to 24.6 million tons.

During the reporting month, 5.4 million tons of cargo were transported in transit through the ports of Turkey.

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