BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. During the first half of the year, over 16 million tons of cargo made the rounds through transport corridors in Azerbaijan.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee shows that 7.12 million tons were carried by rail, 3.75 million tons by sea, and 5.31 million tons by road over the reporting period.
The throughput of cargo along the East-West corridor attained a
substantial 8.3 million tons, comprising 4.09 million tons
transiting through the Europe-Caucasus-Asia corridor, 4.69 million
tons utilizing the North-South corridor, 2.93 million tons
navigating the North-West corridor, and 258,200 tons traversing the
South-West corridor.
Transit cargo constituted 45.8 percent of rail throughput, 42.3
percent of road haulage, and a staggering 95.1 percent of maritime
freight volumes.
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