Türkiye’s ports handle nearly 47 million tons of cargo in June

Cargo handled at Turkish ports reached 46.9 million tons in June, the country’s transport and infrastructure minister said.

Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said on Turkish social media platform NSosyal that cargo handling volume at ports totaled 46.91 million tons last month, underscoring the strength of Türkiye’s production, trade and logistics capacity in maritime transport.

Container handling volume reached 1.19 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the same period, Uraloglu said.

Solid bulk cargo handling stood at 13.25 million tons, while general cargo handling was recorded at 6.77 million tons.