Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.12 / Trend, E.Ismayilov /
The Baku International Sea Trade Port transshipped about 5 million tons of various cargo in January-September, which is 23 percent more than the figure of 2010, a source at the port told Trend on Tuesday.
"An increase in transshipment was observed on all types of cargo," the source said.
The source said the port handled ferry cargo in the amount of 2.9 million tons, which is 47 percent more than January-September 2010.
The port shipped 2.93 million tons of ferry cargo in 2010, which is 28 percent more than 2009.
The main dry cargo terminal of the port transshipped 860,000 tons of cargo in January-September, which is more by 41 percent than nine month of 2010.
The port transshipped 5.76 million tons of various cargo in 2010, which is 12 percent more than 2009, the source said.
According to the source, 7,580 units of containers were handled during nine months, which is 35 percent less than the figure of the similar period of 2010. The decrease is due to reduced freight volume to Central Asia. "But this is a temporary phenomenon," he said.
A significant increase in overall handling and growth of handling of certain types of goods is associated with the commissioning of the 12th berth of the port after renovation, increase in cargo transportation in the direction of Europe and Asia, as well as an increase in oil cargo transshipment from Turkmenistan.