BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. The volume of cargo transported by sea in Azerbaijan reached 4.6 million tons in the first half of 2025, marking an 11.7 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that oil cargo accounted for 48.8 percent of the total transported volume.
Seaports handled 6.83 million tons of loading and unloading operations, of which 5.5 million tons, or 81.3 percent, were transit cargo. As of July 1, 2025, the volume of cargo remaining at ports stood at 277,900 tons.
Meanwhile, the number of passengers transported by sea during the period totaled 12,700, representing a 5.2 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2024.
The data also shows that across all modes of transportation, freight and passenger traffic rose by 2.8 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively.
Economic entities operating in the country’s transport sector moved a total of 116.4 million tons of goods during the reporting period. Of this volume, 4 percent was transported by sea, 7.3 percent by rail, 0.2 percent by air, 60.1 percent by road, and 28.4 percent via pipeline.
