BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22. The ports of Türkiye handled 14.8 million tons of cargo from the US from January through May 2022, Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told Trend.
According to ministry, ships flying the Turkish flag delivered 485,345 tons of cargo from the US to local ports, and ships flying the flags of other countries – 14.3 million tons.
US-flagged ships delivered 5,110 tons of cargo to Turkish ports during this period. Turkish ports handled 229,536 tons of transit cargo from the US in first five months 2022. Turkish ports handled 33.4 million tons of cargo in May 2022.
Cargo transportation by ships under the flag of Türkiye through local ports amounted to 2.3 million tons during the specified period. Cargo transportation through the ports of Türkiye by ships under the flags of other countries amounted to 31.07 million tons.
Turkish ports handled 7.5 million tons of transit cargo in May 2022. Turkish ports handled 164.2 million tons of cargo from January through May 2022. Cargo transportation by ships under the flag of Türkiye amounted to 11.4 million tons during the specified period.
Cargo transportation through the ports of Türkiye by ships under the flags of other countries amounted to 152.8 million tons. Turkish ports handled 35.2 million tons of transit cargo from January through May 2022.
The ports of Türkiye handled 386.3 million tons of cargo in 2021. Cargo transportation by ships under the flag of Türkiye amounted to 29.9 million tons during the specified period.
Cargo transportation through the ports of Türkiye by ships flying the flags of other countries amounted to 356.3 million tons in 2021. Turkish ports handled 78 million tons of transit cargo last year.