BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 17
Trend:
Over 21.1 million tons of cargo were transshipped through the Turkish port of Mersin from January through July 2021, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey told Trend.
During the reporting period, ships flying the Turkish flag transported almost 1.5 million tons of goods through the port, and ships flying the flags of other countries – over 19.6 million tons, said the ministry.
At the same time, nearly 650,269 tons of goods were transited via Gemlik port, the ministry added.
Over 219.5 million tons of goods have been transshipped through the Turkish ports from January through July 2021, 17.5 million tons of cargo were handled by ships flying the Turkish flag, and more than 201.9 million tons - by ships flying the flags of other countries.
More than 43.9 million tons of cargo were transited through the Turkish ports in the first seven months of this year.
Furthermore, nearly 31.3 million tons of cargo were transported through the Turkish ports in July 2021.
In the same month, around 2.2 million tons of cargo were transported to the domestic ports via ships flying the Turkish flag while via ships flying the flags of other countries – 29.1 million tons.
Meanwhile, over 6.6 million tons of cargo were transited through the ports.
