BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 1
Trend:
Over 2.24 million tons of coal were transshipped through the ports of Turkey during January 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend.
During the specified month, 139,735 tons of coal were handled by ships flying the flag of Turkey, and over 2.1 million tons - by ships flying the flags of other countries.
No transshipment of coal in transit was carried out through the Turkish ports during the mentioned month.
In January 2021, the volume of cargo transshipment through the ports of Turkey amounted to over 29.1 million tons, including more than 2.5 million tons by ships flying the Turkish flag.
During the reporting month, 6.04 million tons of cargo were handled in transit through the ports of Turkey.
In 2020, the volume of cargo movement through the Turkish ports amounted to 365.4 million tons. Some 29.6 million tons of cargo were handled by ships flying the Turkish flag, and 335.7 million tons – by ships flying the flags of other countries.
Over the past year, more than 72.4 million tons of cargo had been transited through the ports of Turkey.