Trade: Turkey's ship, yacht exports up by 43% in 2013
06 January, 11:48
(ANSAmed) – ISTANBUL, JANUARY 6 - Turkey's ship and yacht exports have increased by 43.5%, surpassing USD 1.1 billion in 2013 with much of its share of the trade undertaken by Istanbul, as daily Hurriyet reports. According to data provided by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), Turkey manage to raise its ship and yacht exports despite a 3.5% fall in the last of 2013 as the country's export amounted to USD 1,163 billion at the year-end. Istanbul has provided 65.23% of the total ship and yacht production of Turkey by itself, while Yalova, another rising rival to Istanbul in manufacturing considerable amounts of marine vehicles, undertook 24.26% of the total production.
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