BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 1. A total of 21.78 million tons of construction materials were transported through the ports of Türkiye from January through August 2024.
The data obtained by Trend from the country's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure shows that 1.2 million tons of cargo were transported by Turkish-flagged vessels, while 20.58 million tons were transported by vessels under the flags of other states.
“In August this year, 4,279 million tons of construction materials were transported by transit from the ports of Türkiye,” the ministry noted.
Meanwhile, the cargo turnover of Türkiye's ports in August 2024 amounted to 31.4 million tons.
The cargo turnover of Turkish-flagged vessels amounted to 2.4 million tons during this period.
“Cargo turnover of vessels under the flags of other countries in the ports of Türkiye amounted to 29 million tons.
Along with this, in August 2024, the transit cargo turnover in the ports of Türkiye amounted to 5.6 million tons.
The ports of Türkiye received 267.8 million tons of cargo from January through August 2024.