BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 7
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
A total of 41,112 vessels sailed through the Bosphorus in Turkey in 2019, 18,637 of which 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; 1,616 in March; 1,587 in April; 1,600 in May; 1,461 in June; 1,519 in July; 1,592 in August; and 1,564 in September, 1,781 in October, 1,449 in November and 1,648 in December.
Some 178 warships sailed through the Bosphorus in 2019, according to the ministry.
For comparison, 41,103 vessels sailed through the Bosphorus in 2018.
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