BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 12. The volume of cargo transported by sea in Azerbaijan amounted to 6.17 million tons from January through August 2025.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Statistical Committee shows that this figure grew by 9.3 percent compared to the same period of 2024.
As many as 48.2 percent of the cargo accounted for oil.
Loading and unloading operations in the amount of 8.8 million tons were carried out by seaports, and 7.08 million tons or 80 percent of the cargo was transit cargo.
As of September 1, 2025, the volume of cargo remaining in the ports was 400,200 tons.
The number of passengers transported by this type of transport during the mentioned period decreased by eight percent compared to the same period of 2024 and amounted to 17,200 people.
