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Turkey discloses volume of cargo transshipment from Netherlands via its ports

Türkiye Materials 9 July 2020 18:26 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey discloses volume of cargo transshipment from Netherlands via its ports

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

The volume of cargo transshipment from the Netherlands via Turkish ports from January through May 2020 reached 3.8 million tons, Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend on July 9.

In the reporting period, 39,389 tons of cargo from the Netherlands were handled via Turkish ports by the ships flying the Turkish flag, and 3.6 million tons - by ships flying the flags of other countries.

Meanwhile, 132,876 tons of cargo were handled through Turkish ports by ships flying the flag of the Netherlands and 84,222 tons of cargo from the Netherlands were transited via the ports of Turkey.

During the reporting period, 151.4 million tons were handled through Turkish ports.

The volume of cargo transshipment via Turkish ports by the ships flying the Turkish flag made up 11.9 million tons, by ships flying the flags of their countries - to over 5.8 million tons, and 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.

In May 2020, 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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