BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 9
Trend:
Turkish ports handled over 1.72 million tons of cargo from Germany from January through August 2021, the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.
At the same time, 15,801 tons of cargo from Germany were delivered to the Turkish ports by ships flying the Turkish flag, and 1.65 million tons of goods were delivered by ships flying the flags of other countries.
During this period, ships flying the German flag delivered 62,172 tons of cargo to Turkish ports.
In the first 8 months of this year, Turkish ports handled 95,660 tons of transit cargo from Germany.
The ports of Turkey have handled 253.4 million tons of cargo from January through August 2021.
During this period, cargo transportation by ships flying the flag of Turkey through domestic ports amounted to 20.1 million tons.
"At the same time, cargo transportation through Turkish ports by ships flying the flags of other countries amounted to 233.2 million tons," the ministry said.
In addition, during the specified period, Turkish ports handled 50.2 million tons of cargo in transit, said the ministry.
Reportedly, in August 2021, the ports of Turkey as a whole handled 33.9 million tons of goods.
In the 8th month of this year, cargo transportation through domestic ports by ships flying the Turkish flag amounted to 2.57 million tons, while by ships flying the flags of other countries – 31.3 million tons. In his month Turkish ports handled 6.27 million tons of transit cargo.