BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The volume of cargo transshipment from Kazakhstan via Turkish ports from January through May 2020 made up 209 tons, Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend on July 2.
In the reporting period, cargo transshipment from Kazakhstan via Turkish ports was conducted only by the ships flying the flags of other countries.
Meanwhile, no cargo from Kazakhstan was transited via the ports of Turkey.
During the reporting period, 151.4 million tons were handled through Turkish ports.
From January through May 2020, 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 reached nearly 133.6 million tons.
At the same time, 30.7 million tons of cargo were transited through Turkish ports.
In May this year, the volume of cargo transshipment through the ports of Turkey made up almost 28 million tons.
In the reporting month, 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.
According to the ministry, 5.7 million tons of cargo were transported in transit through the ports of Turkey in May 2020.
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