BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 22
Trend:
As much as 391,485 tons of cargo were transshipped via the Turkish port of Istanbul in the first 8 months of 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend.
During this period, according to the ministry, ships flying the Turkish flag transported 35,154 tons of goods through the port, and ships flying the flags of other countries – 356,331 tons, said the ministry.
At the same time, 14,138 tons of goods were transited via Istanbul 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.
Cargo transportation through Turkish ports in the reporting period by ships flying the flags of other countries amounted to 233.2 million tons. Meanwhile, Turkish ports handled 50.2 million tons of cargo in transit.
In August 2021, the ports of Turkey handled a total of 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.