Azerbaijan, Baku, Apr. 13 / Trend E.Ismayilov /
In January-March, the Baku International Sea Trade Port transported 417,000 tons of oil cargo, which is lower by 30 percent compared to the same period of 2009, a source in Baku port said today.
"About 417,000 tons of oil and oil products were processed in the first quarter. The figure is lower by 30 percent compared to the same period of 2009", a source said. The decline was also observed in the volumes of transshipment of the Kazakh oil.
He said the reduction in volumes of oil-loading cargo is explained by change of a route from Central Asia to the oil terminal in Sangachali. Cross Caspian company deals with transportation.
In total, the port transported 1.3 million tons of different cargo in the first quarter which is higher by 14 percent compared to the same period of 2009.
In 2009 the Baku port transported 2.5 million tons of oil cargo or 10 percent less than in 2008. In 2009 the port transported 5.1 million tons of cargo.
Earlier the source said, in 2008 the Baku port transshipped about 6 million tons of various cargoes. Of the total volume of transshipped cargo in 2008, about 3 million tons accounted for petroleum and petroleum products, and the remaining 3 million tons accounted for freight on following ferries (Baku-Turmenbashi, Turkmenbashi-Baku, Baku-Aktau and Aktau-Baku).