BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 12
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Some 413,579 Turkish trucks transported cargo from Turkey to Iraq from January through November 2019, which is 9 percent more compared to the same period of 2018, Trend reports on Dec. 12 referring to Turkey’s International Freight Forwarders Association (UND).
"For the reporting period, 39 percent of the total volume of cargo transshipment from Turkey by trucks accounts for Iraq," the association said.
Some 29,913 Turkish trucks transported cargo from Iraq to Turkey from January through November 2019, which is 31 percent less compared to the same period of 2018.
One million trucks from Turkey transported cargo abroad from January through November 2019, which is 5 percent more compared to the same period of 2018.
"The share of cargo transported from Turkey by Turkish trucks accounted for 77.6 percent of the total volume of cargo transshipment by vehicles from January through November 2019," UND said.
Some 234,109 foreign trucks transported cargo across Turkey from January through November 2019, which is 3 percent more compared to the same period of 2018.
"The share of cargo transportation from Turkey by foreign trucks amounted to 22.3 percent from January through November 2019," the UND said.
Some 337,808 Turkish trucks transported cargo from foreign countries from January through November 2019.
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