BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 24. The Turkish port of Tekirdag handled 14.2 million tons of cargo from January through July 2023, Trend reports.
According to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye, 422,525 tons of cargo were handled by ships under the flag of Türkiye through the port of Tekirdag during this period, and 13.8 million tons by ships under the flags of other countries.
"The Turkish port of Tekirdag handled 9.1 million tons of transit cargo from January through July 2023," said the ministry.
In July 2023, 32.5 million tons of cargo were transported via Turkish ports overall.
Additionally, during the same period, 2.5 million tons of goods were transported by ships flying the nation's flag through domestic ports.
Ships flying other flags transported 30.1 million tons of cargo through the ports of Türkiye.
In July 2023, Turkish ports also handled 6.1 million tons of transit freight.
From January through July 2023, Turkish ports handled 227.03 million tons of cargo.
Furthermore, cargo transportation by vessels under the flag of Türkiye amounted to 16.8 million tons during the specified period. Cargo transportation through the ports of Türkiye by ships under the flags of other countries amounted to 210.2 million tons.
Turkish ports handled 41.1 million tons of transit cargo from January through July 2023.
