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Volume of cargo transshipment through Turkish Ambarli port in 1H2020 revealed

Türkiye Materials 8 August 2020 10:39 (UTC +04:00)
Volume of cargo transshipment through Turkish Ambarli port in 1H2020 revealed

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 8

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

Transshipment of goods through the Turkish port of Ambarli in Istanbul exceeded 9.8 million tons in 1H2020, Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.

According to the ministry, during the reporting period, more than 1.2 million tons were handled by the ships flying the Turkish flag in the port of Ambarli, while 8.5 million tons of cargo were handled by ships flying the flags of other countries.

From January through June 2020, over 4.8 million tons of cargo were transited through the Ambarli port, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, transshipment of goods through the Turkish ports made up 179.6 million tons during the reporting period.

During the reporting period, 14.3 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 6.9 million tons, while the cargo transshipment by ships flying the flags of other countries stood at nearly 158.3 million tons from January through June 2020. At the same time, 36.1 million tons of cargo were transited through Turkish ports.

In June this year, the volume of cargo transshipment through the ports of Turkey made up almost 28.1 million tons.

In the reporting month, the volume of cargo transshipment by ships flying the Turkish flag made up 2.4 million tons, by ships flying the flags of their countries amounted to 1.04 million tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries stood at 24.6 million tons.

According to the ministry, 5.4 million tons of cargo were transported in transit through the ports of Turkey in June 2020.

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