BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 18
Trend:
The ports of Turkey handled 7.6 million tons of cargo from China in 9M2021, the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend on Nov. 18.
According to the ministry, at the same time, ships under the Turkish flag delivered 69,049 tons of cargo from China to ports, and ships under the flags of other countries – 7.5 million tons.
During the reporting period, ships flying the flag of China delivered 50,677 tons of cargo to Turkish ports.
The ministry noted that Turkish ports handled 1.4 million tons of transit cargo from China in 9M2021.
Also, cargo transportation through the ports of Turkey by ships under the flags of other countries amounted to 263.8 million tons.
In addition, during the specified period, Turkish ports handled over 57 million tons of transit cargo.
In September 2021, the ports of Turkey in total handled 32.8 million tons of cargo.
It is noted that cargo transportation through the ports by ships under the Turkish flag in September 2021 amounted to 2.4 million tons, while by ships under the flags of other countries – 30.5 million tons.
According to the ministry, Turkish ports handled 6.9 million tons of transit cargo in September 2021.