BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 17
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The volume of cargo transshipment from Egypt through Turkish ports amounted to 4.8 million tons from January through March 2020, Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.
In 1Q2020, the volume of cargo transshipment from Egypt by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 656,747 tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries – 4.2 million tons.
The volume of cargo transshipment in transit from Egypt through Turkish ports amounted to 372,600 tons.
In 1Q2020, the volume of cargo transshipment through the ports of Turkey amounted to 94.6 tons. Meanwhile, the volume of cargo transshipped by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 7.4 million tons.
Over the reporting period, the volume of cargo transshipment via Turkish ports by ships flying their countries’ flags exceeded 3.9 million tons, and flying the flags of other countries – 83.1 million tons.
Meanwhile, 18.4 million tons of cargo were transshipped through the ports of Turkey.
In March 2020, the volume of cargo transshipment through the Turkish ports exceeded 32.1 million tons. In this month, the volume of cargo transshipment by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 2.8 million tons.
In March 2020, the volume of cargo transshipment through the ports of Turkey by ships flying their countries’ flags exceeded 1.3 million tons, and flying the flags of other countries – 27.9 million tons. Meanwhile, 5.9 million tons of cargo were transshipped through the Turkish ports.
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