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Cargo handled at T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s ports reached an all-time high last month, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uralo\u011flu said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ports handled 43.88 million tons of cargo in February, marking the highest level ever recorded for the month, Uralo\u011flu said in a written statement citing data compiled by the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs.<\/p>\n

The January-February period saw total cargo handled at Turkish ports reach 88.34 million tons, he added.<\/p>\n

The total volume of cargo the Turkish ports handled last year reached a new record of more than 553 million tons, a 4% year-over-year increase.<\/p>\n

The statement on Tuesday said the container throughput amounted to 1.16 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the second-highest February figure on record after 2024, representing a 13.9% increase compared with the same month last year.<\/p>\n

In the first two months of the year, container handling rose 3% year-over-year to 2.24 million TEU.<\/p>\n

Foreign trade cargo rises<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Cargo shipped from Turkish ports to foreign destinations totaled 10.54 million tons in February, while cargo arriving from abroad increased 8.5% year-over-year to 22.12 million tons.<\/p>\n

Total international maritime cargo traffic rose 6% compared with the same month last year to 32.66 million tons.<\/p>\n

Among regional port authorities, facilities operating under the Alia\u011fa Regional Port Authority handled the highest cargo volume in February at 7.35 million tons.<\/p>\n

Ports in Kocaeli followed with 6.57 million tons, while those in Iskenderun handled 5.35 million tons.<\/p>\n

Transit cargo carried by sea reached 5.56 million tons, while cabotage transport totaled 5.66 million tons.<\/p>\n

Cement leads exports, crude oil tops imports<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Portland cement was the most exported cargo type in February at 980,160 tons, followed by aluminum ore and concentrates and feldspar.<\/p>\n

On the import side, crude oil ranked first among cargo types arriving at Turkish ports, totaling 2.58 million tons. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and non-agglomerated hard coal followed.<\/p>\n

By destination, the largest share of seaborne exports from T\u00fcrkiye went to Italy, followed by the United States and Egypt.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the largest volume of cargo arriving at Turkish ports came from Russia, according to Uralo\u011flu.<\/p>\n

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