Azerbaijan, Baku, October 22/ Trend, E. Ismayilov /
According to forecasts, the Azerbaijani transport sector will transport 245.3 million tons of cargo in 2014 compared to 222.8 million tons expected in 2013, according to a draft state budget for 2014, submitted to the country's Parliament.
As the draft budget said, according to forecasts, in 2015 the volume of transported cargo will reach 261.3 million tons, in 2016 and 2017, respectively, it will hit 274.1 million tons and 285.7 million tons.
Most of the freight will be transported by vehicles and pipelines.
Summary table of distribution of freight transportation by transport type for 2012-2017 (in million tons):
|
Transport type |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Railway |
23.1 |
22.4 |
35 |
38 |
40 |
40.6 |
|
Automobile |
118.1 |
127.1 |
136.8 |
147.2 |
158.3 |
170.4 |
|
Sea |
12.4 |
13.1 |
14 |
14.9 |
16 |
16.5 |
|
Air |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Pipeline |
57.2 |
60.1 |
59.4 |
61 |
59.7 |
58.1 |
|
Total |
210.9 |
222.8 |
245.3 |
261.3 |
274.1 |
285.7 |
