BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 15. Turkish ports handled 2.94 million tons of agricultural products and livestock from January through February 2023, Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure told TurkicWorld, Trend reports.
Ships flying the Turkish flags transported 171,876 tons of agricultural products and livestock through local ports during this period, while ships under the flags of other countries – 2.7 million tons.
In addition, no agricultural products or livestock were transported in transit via the Turkish ports from January through February 2023.
Overall, Turkish ports handled 27.5 million tons of cargo in February 2023.
During this period, ships flying the Turkish flag handled 2.2 million tons of cargo via the local ports, while those flying the flags of other countries - 25.3 million tons.
A total of 5.6 million tons of transit cargo were transshipped via Turkish ports in February 2023.
Furthermore, the Turkish ports handled 59.6 million tons of cargo from January through February 2023.
During the mentioned period, the vessels flying Turkish flags transported 4.1 million tons of cargo, whereas the ships flying the flags of other countries handled 55.4 million tons of cargo through the Turkish ports.
A total of 12.1 million tons of transit cargo were shipped through the Turkish ports from January through February 2023.