BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18. A total of 4.1 million tons of cargo were transported from Spain to Turkish ports from January through April 2024, the statement of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye said, Trend reports.
According to the ministry, Turkish-flagged vessels delivered 549,794 tons of cargo to ports from Spain, while vessels under the flags of other countries - 3.6 million tons.
However, it should be noted that in April 2024, Turkish ports received 34.3 million tons of cargo.
During this period, the reception of cargo to domestic ports by Turkish-flagged vessels amounted to 2.3 million tons.
"Cargo shipments of vessels under the flags of other countries to Turkish ports amounted to 32 million tons," the statement of the ministry said.
Besides, 6 million tons of transit cargo were transported from Turkish ports in April 2024.
The ministry notes that Türkiye's ports received 137.1 million tons of cargo from January through April 2024.
"Cargo traffic by vessels under the Turkish flag amounted to 10 million tons. And by vessels under the flags of other countries cargo traffic to the ports of Türkiye amounted to 127 million tons," the statement notes.
The statement also indicates that from January through April 2024, 22.9 million tons of transit cargo were transported from the ports of Türkiye.
Türkiye's ports received 4,756 vessels in April 2024
Information indicates that during this period, the number of vessels under the flags of other countries accepted by the ports of Türkiye amounted to 3,329, while the number of vessels under the flag of Türkiye amounted to 427,000.
The ports of Türkiye received 18,477 vessels from January through April 2024.
"During this time, the number of vessels under the flags of other countries accepted by Turkish ports amounted to 12,704 and vessels under the Turkish flag amounted to 5,773," the ministry statement reads.
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