BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 12
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In September 2019, 5,413 Iranian trucks transported cargo to Turkey, which is 1,038 trucks more compared to September 2018, a source in Turkey’s International Freight Forwarders Association (UND) told Trend Nov. 12.
In September 2019, 148 Iranian trucks transported cargo through the Dilucu border checkpoint in Agri province, 22 Iranian trucks - through Esendere checkpoint in Hakkari province and 5,371 Iranian trucks - through Gurbulak checkpoint in Agri province.
In September 2018, 25 Iranian trucks transported cargo to Turkey through the Dilucu checkpoint, 4,350 Iranian trucks - through the Gurbulak checkpoint.
Some 934,404 Turkish trucks transported cargo abroad from January through September 2019, which is 5 percent more compared to the same period of 2018.
“The share of cargo transported from Turkey by Turkish trucks accounted for 77.6 percent of the total volume of cargo transshipment by vehicles from January through September 2019,” UND said.
Some 269,653 foreign trucks transported cargo across Turkey from January through September 2019, which is 3 percent more compared to the same period of 2018.
“The share of cargo transportation from Turkey by foreign trucks amounted to 22.4 percent from January through September 2019,” the UND said.
Some 300,673 Turkish trucks transported cargo from foreign countries from January through September 2019.
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