BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 29
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In September 2019, nearly 62.2 million tons of crude oil were transported through the Turkish ports, nearly 39.5 million tons of which were transported in transit, a source in the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend Oct. 29.
“During the reporting period, the vessels flying the Turkish flag transported 1.9 million tons of crude oil,” the ministry said.
In September 2019, vessels flying the flag of their country transported nearly 1.6 million tons of crude oil through Turkish ports, and vessels flying the flag of other countries transported nearly 19.2 million tons of crude oil.
In September most of the transit cargo through the Turkish ports was transported from Italy, China, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Egypt, Greece and France.
In September 2019, the total volume of transit transshipment through the Turkish ports amounted to nearly 56 million tons.
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