BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 12
Trend:
Over 4.4 million tons of fertilizers were delivered through the ports of Turkey from January through August 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend.
During the reporting period, ships under the Turkish flag transported 249,154 tons of fertilizers through ports, and 4.1 million tons of fertilizers were transported via ships under the flags of other countries.
It is noted that no transit transshipment of fertilizers was carried out through the ports of Turkey.
It is also reported that the ports of Turkey in 8M2021 handled 253 million tons of cargo in total.
It is noted that the volume of cargo transported through the ports by ships under the flag of Turkey amounted to over 20 million tons, while cargo transportation via Turkish ports by ships under the flags of other countries amounted to 233 million tons.
In addition, during the specified period, Turkish ports handled 50 million tons of transit cargo.
In August 2021, the ports of Turkey as a whole handled 34 million tons of cargo.
The volume of cargo transported by ships under the Turkish flag amounted to 2.6 million tons, while by ships under the flags of other countries – 31.4 million tons.
Also, Turkish ports handled 6.3 million tons of transit cargo in August, 2021.