BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 5
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
A total of 36,546 tons of aluminum hydroxide were handled through ports of Turkey from January through June 2020, Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.
During the reporting period, 14,980 tons of aluminum hydroxide were shipped via ports of Turkey by ships flying the Turkish flag, while 21,566 tons of aluminum hydroxide were transported by ships flying the flags of other countries.
In the first half of this year, no transportation of aluminum hydroxide in transit was carried out through Turkish ports.
In 1H2020, the volume of cargo movement via Turkish ports amounted to 179.6 million tons.
Meanwhile, the volume of cargo transshipment by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 14.3 million tons.
The volume of cargo transshipment through the Turkish ports by ships flying the flags of their countries amounted to 6.9 million tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries – 158.3 million tons.
Over 36.1 million tons of cargo were transported through the ports of Turkey during the first six months of this year.
In June 2020, the volume of cargo transshipment through the ports of Turkey amounted to 28.1 million tons. At the same time, the volume of cargo transshipment by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 2.4 million tons.
The volume of transshipment of goods through the ports of Turkey by ships flying their countries’ flags exceeded 1 million tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries – to 24.6 million tons.
During the reporting month, 5.4 million tons of cargo were transported in transit through the ports of Turkey.
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