BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14
Trend:
Over 5.4 million tons of cargo had been transported via Turkey’s BOTAS port in the first five months of 2021, the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.
According to the ministry, in the reporting period, 278,800 tons of cargo were delivered to the port by ships flying the flag of Turkey, and more than 5.1 million tons by ships flying the flags of other countries.
Meanwhile, over 4.4 million tons of cargo had been transited via the port, the ministry said.
Totally, over 156.6 million tons of goods have been transshipped through the Turkish ports from January through May 2021, 12.8 million tons of cargo were handled by ships flying the Turkish flag, and 143.7 million tons - by ships flying the flags of other countries.
At the same time, over 30.9 million tons of cargo were shipped in transit via Turkish ports.
In May 2021, more than 31.6 million tons of goods were shipped via the ports of Turkey. In this month, the volume of cargo transportation by ships flying the Turkish flag through domestic ports amounted to 3.03 million tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries – 28.6 million tons.
According to the ministry, 6.51 million tons of transit cargo were handled via the ports of Turkey in May 2021.