BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 30. The ports of Türkiye handled almost 10 million tons of agricultural products from January through October 2024, the statement of the country's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure said, Trend reports.
The statement pointed out that 218,506 tons of cargo were transported by Turkish-flagged vessels and 9.77 million tons by vessels sailing under the flags of other states.
“From January through October of this year, 7,300 tons of transit agricultural products were transported from Turkish ports,” the statement added.
Overall, this October, the ports of Türkiye received 30.6 million tons of cargo.
The volume of cargo received at inland ports by Turkish-flagged vessels amounted to 2.47 million tons during this period.
Cargo shipments of vessels under the flags of other countries to Turkish ports amounted to 30.18 million tons.
Additionally, Turkish ports transported 5.7 million tons of transit cargo in October 2024.
From January through October 2024, Türkiye's ports accepted 331.3 million tons of cargo.
The reception of cargoes from Turkish-flagged vessels amounted to 25.93 million tons and 306.2 million tons from vessels under the flags of other countries to the ports of Türkiye.
Furthermore, the ports of Türkiye transported 57.5 million tons of transit cargo from January through October 2024.
In October of this year, the ports of Türkiye received 5,396 vessels.
During this period, the number of ships accepted in the ports of Türkiye under the flags of other countries amounted to 3,451, and under the flag of Türkiye, it amounted to 945,000.
The ports of Türkiye received 51,713 vessels in the period from January through October 2024.
During this period, vessels under the flags of other countries accepted by Turkish ports amounted to 33,584, and vessels under the Turkish flag amounted to 18,129.