BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.6
Trend:
Over 7.9 million tons of chemical products have been transshipped across the ports of Turkey from January through June 2021, Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.
According to the ministry, in the reporting period, 850,569 tons of chemical products were handled by ships flying the Turkish flag and more than 7.1 million tons - by ships flying the flags of other countries.
Meanwhile, 313,000 tons of the products were transited via Turkish ports.
Some 188.2 million tons of cargo were transshipped through the ports in the first six months of 2021.
Over the reporting period, ships flying the Turkish flag transported over 1.38 million tons of goods, and ships flying the flags of other countries – 27.9 million tons.
Meanwhile, 23.9 million tons of cargo were transited through the ports of Turkey.
The volume of cargo shipment through the Turkish ports amounted to 188.2 million tons from January through June 2021, 15.3 million tons of cargo were handled by ships flying the Turkish flag, and 172.8 million tons - by ships flying the flags of other countries.
At the same time, over 37.2 million tons of cargo were shipped in transit via Turkish ports.
In June 2021, more than 31.5 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 2.39 million tons, and by ships flying the flags of other countries – 29.1 million tons.
According to the ministry, 6.25 million tons of transit cargo were handled via the ports of Turkey in June 2021.