In the first quarter of 2024, ship transits in the Strait of the Bosphorus increased by +9.3% as the passage of 10,106 boats compared to 9,250 in the corresponding last year's period. Among the main types of ships In the first three months of this year, the Turkish Strait was was crossed by 3,929 general cargo vessels (+2.3%), 2,219 bulk carriers (+5.3%), 1,486 tankers (+3.0%), 836 container ships (+16.4%), 816 chemical tankers (+17.1%), 135 ro-ro vessels (+104.5%), 111 live cattle vessels (-19.6%), 79 tugboats (+31.7%), 71 passenger ships (+688.9%) and 15 car carriers (+150,0%).