BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 11
Trend:
Over 5.5 million tons of cargo had been transshipped from Spain via ports of Turkey in the first four months of 2021, Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.
According to the ministry, in the reporting period 628,763 tons of cargo were transported from Spain via Turkish ports by ships flying the flag of Turkey, and over 4.8 million tons by ships flying the flags of other countries.
Meanwhile, 61,032 tons of cargo were delivered by ships flying Spanish flag to the mentioned ports.
Besides, 944,273 tons of cargo from Spain had been transited via the ports, the ministry said.
Totally, over 124.9 million tons of cargo had been transported through the Turkish ports from January through April 2021.
Over 9.8 million tons of cargo were transported by ships flying the Turkish flag through the local ports. About 115.1 million tons of cargo were transported by ships flying the flags of other countries through the Turkish ports from January through April 2021.
Moreover, 24.5 million tons of cargo were transited through the Turkish ports during the reporting period. In general, 33.8 million tons of cargo were transported through the Turkish ports in April 2021.
Furthermore, 2.7 million tons of cargo were transported by the ships flying the Turkish flag in April 2021. At the same time, 31.1 million tons of cargo were transported through the Turkish ports by the ships flying the flags of other countries.
Thus, over 6.3 million tons of cargo were transited through the Turkish ports in April this year.