According to the data of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), Turkey’s exports in January increased by 17.3% compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 17 billion 593 million dollars.
Ship and yacht sector exports, which were 42 million 744 thousand dollars in January 2021, increased by 66.2% in the same period of this year to 71 million 39 thousand dollars.
Ship and yacht, while the third sector that increased its exports with the highest rate last month, its share in Turkey’s total exports was 0.4%
Last month, 51 million 29 thousand dollars of total exports were made by Istanbul in the ship and yacht sector, where products are exported from 15 cities of Turkey. This figure corresponded to 72% of the sector’s total exports.
Following Istanbul, the other cities that exported the most ships and yachts were İzmir with 17 million 816 thousand dollars and Ankara with 1 million 24 thousand dollars.
The sector exported to 69 countries last month. The most exported country was registered as the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with export of 14 million 370 thousand dollars, was followed by Colombia with 13 million 769 thousand dollars, Norway with 10 million 190 thousand dollars, and the Marshall Islands with 8 million 713 thousand dollars.
“We are taking important steps to make the sector a brand”
Cem Seven, president of Ship, Yacht and Services Exporters’ Association (GYHİB), reminded that as GYHİB, they achieved the highest export amount in the history of the union, by exporting ships and yachts worth 1 billion 626 million dollars last year and they started the year 2022 to increase their export amount to over 1.7 billion dollars by the end of the year.
Noting that they have completed the first step in line with their January export amounts and targets announced by TİM, Seven said:
“As of the official figures announced, our ship and yacht sector exports grew by 69% compared to the previous year and reached 71 million dollars, and our sector managed to become one of the 3 sectors with the highest export increase of Turkey in January.
When we look at the breakdown of the items that make up our exports in January, our tug exports to South American countries and Canada attracted attention. Our tug exports to Norway, the most important market of our sector, were followed by exports in the fishing vessel product group, where our sector is one of the most important brands in the world. In addition to these, our exports of tankers, barges, various ships, and floating structures to other countries are noteworthy.”
Stating that as GYHİB, they continue to take important steps to make the sector a brand, with the “The Art On Water” project, which they have started to tell the whole world about Turkey’s skills in ship and yacht building, and many international fair organizations that they will organize with Turkish national participation, Seven made the following assessment:
“We hope that the positive situation that has been reflected in the figures for our sector for a long time will continue in the rest of the year and will be crowned with a new record by the end of the year. I congratulate our stakeholders, exporters, and sector workers who have a share in the current successes and wish their success to continue.”
