BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18. The port of Bandirma, located in Balikesir, Türkiye, received 659 vessels from January through August 2023, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye said, Trend reports.
Bandirma received 115 vessels under the Turkish flag and 544 vessels under the flags of other countries during the specified period.
In addition, Turkish ports received 5,671 vessels in August this year.
According to the information, during this period the number of vessels accepted under the flags of other countries amounted to 3696, and in 1975 - under the flag of Türkiye.
Moreover, Turkish ports received 40,122 vessels from January through August 2023.
In general, Turkish ports received 27,425 vessels under the flags of foreign countries and 12,697 ships under Turkish flags.