BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 9
Trend:
Over 8.38 million tons of cargo were transshipped via the Turkish port of Botas in the first eight months of 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend.
According to the ministry, in the specifying period, ships flying the Turkish flag transported 313,965 tons of goods through the port, and ships flying the flags of other countries – over 8.07 million tons.
At the same time, 31.6 million tons of goods were moved in transit via Botas port, the ministry added.
The ports of Turkey 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.
The volume of goods shipped through Turkish ports by ships flying the flags of other countries amounted to 233.2 million tons.
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.