During the January-March period, while 9 thousand 318 vessels passing the Istanbul Strait, the maximum passing took place in March with 3 thousand 330. The least passing took place in February with 2 thousand 909.
While 6 thousand 87 of the vessels passing the Istanbul Strait utilized from pilot service, 5,931 of them made non-stopover passages.
10,355 vessels passed through the Canakkale Strait in the January-March period. The maximum passing was seen in March with 3 thousand 763 vessels, and the least in February with 3 thousand 214 vessels.
While 5 thousand 263 of the vessels passing the Canakkale Strait utilized from pilot service, 5,963 of them made non-stopover passages.
Thus, a total of 19,673 vessels passing through the Istanbul and Canakkale Straits were recorded between January 1 and March 31.
