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Last year the traffic of the goods in the Turkish ports is diminished of -2,3%
Handling of the container has been pairs to 10.843.998 teu (+8.3%)
February 26, 2019
Last year the Turkish ports have enlivened altogether 460,1 million tons of goods, with a decrease of -2,3% regarding the 471,2 million one tons in 2017. The cargos in export are piled to 110,4 million tons (- 2.9%), those in import to 218,5 million tons (- 6.5%), the cabotage traffic has attested to 59,6 million tons (- the 1.4%) and traffic of transit 71,6 million to tons (+12.9%).
In the 2018 single containerized trade enlivened totally from the Turkish ports it has been pairs to 114,2 million tons (+5.9%) and is totaled with a handling of containers pairs to 10.843.998 teu (+8.3%). In the segment of the rotabili the traffic has been of 8,6 million tons (- 8.5%) and in that of the other goods several of 64,0 million tons (- 11.3%). The solid bulk is increased of +3.7% 133,6 million to tons, while the liquid bulk is diminished of -8,6% to the 139,7 million one tons.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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