BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 29
Trend:
The ports of Turkey handled over 318.9 million tons of cargo in 10M2021, the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend on Nov. 29.
According to the ministry, during the specified period, cargo transportation by ships under the flag of Turkey amounted to 25 million tons.
"Cargo transportation through Turkish ports by ships flying the flags of other countries amounted to 293.9 million tons," the ministry said.
In addition, during the reporting period, Turkish ports transshipped over 63.8 million tons of transit cargo.
In October 2021, the ports of Turkey as a whole handled 32.4 million.
In addition, cargo transportation through the ports by ships flying the Turkish flag in October amounted to over 2.4 million tons, by ships flying the flags of other countries – 30 million tons.
Also, the ministry reports that Turkish ports handled over 6.7 million tons of transit cargo.