BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The volume of cargo shipment from Germany via Turkish ports from January through May 2020 amounted to 972,692 tons, Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend on June 22.
In the reporting period, the volume of transshipment of cargo from Germany by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 13,879 tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries – 955,501 tons.
Meanwhile, 3,312 tons of cargo were transported by ships flying the German flag.
During the reporting period, 53,107 tons of cargo from Germany were transited through Turkish ports.
Transshipment of goods through the Turkish ports made up 151.4 million tons in the first five months of 2020.
During the reporting period, 11.9 million tons were handled by the ships flying the Turkish flag.
The volume of cargo transshipment via Turkish ports by ships flying the flags of their countries amounted to over 5.8 million tons, while the cargo transshipment by ships flying the flags of other countries stood at nearly 133.6 million tons from January through May 2020.
Meanwhile, 30.7 million tons of cargo were transited through Turkish ports, the ministry said.
The volume of cargo transshipment through the Turkish ports made up almost 28 million tons in May 2020.
The volume of cargo transshipment by ships flying the Turkish flag made up 2.3 million tons, by ships flying the flags of their countries amounted to 940,716 tons and by ships flying the flags of other countries stood at 24.7 million tons in the reporting month.
According to the ministry, 5.7 million tons of cargo were transited through the Turkish ports in May 2020.
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