BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 16
Trend:
Over 24.3 million tons of cargo have been transshipped via the Turkish port of Mersin in the first eight months of 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend on Sept.16.
According to the ministry, in the reporting period ships flying the Turkish flag transported more than 1.7 million tons of goods through the port, and ships flying the flags of other countries – over 22.5 million tons.
At the same time, 766,971 tons of goods were transited via Mersin 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.
"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.