BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 25. Turkish ports handled 17.6 million tons of cargo from Italy from January through September 2022, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye told TurkicWorld, Trend reports.
According to the ministry, ships under the Turkish flag delivered 5.3 million tons of cargo from Italy to local ports, and ships under the flags of other countries - 11.7 million tons.
From January through September this year, 531,989 tons of cargo were delivered to Turkish ports by Italian-flagged ships.
In the reporting period, Turkish ports handled over 27.2 million tons of transit cargo from Italy, the ministry added.
Turkish ports totally transshipped over 31.9 million tons of cargo in September 2022.
In the reporting month, ships under the flag of Türkiye delivered 2.2 million tons of cargo, and ships under the flags of other countries – 29.7 million tons to the ports
Turkish ports in total handled 6.6 million tons of cargo in September 2022.
Turkish ports in total handled 269.5 million tons of cargo from January through September 2022.
Cargo transportation by ships under the flag of Türkiye through local ports in the specified period amounted to 21.3 million tons, and by ships under the flags of other countries – 275.2 million tons.
Meanwhile, Turkish ports handled 60.6 million tons of transit cargo.