BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.16
By Sadraddin Aghjayev - Trend:
The volume of freight traffic on the Azerbaijani section of the International Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) exceeded 6.63 million tons from January through February 2021, which is 22.2 percent less compared to the same period of 2020, Trend reports citing the State Statistical Committee's report.
During the specified period, cargo transportation in Azerbaijan amounted to over 1.56 million ton-kilometers, which is 11.8 percent less than a year earlier.
At the same time, the volume of goods transported by road amounted to 3.7 million tons, or 55.9 percent of the total volume of cargo transportation; railway transport - 2.21 million tons (33.4 percent), sea transport - more than 714,000 tons (10.7 percent).
Out of the total volume of cargo transportation, transit accounted for 22.8 percent, and in terms of volume - 1.5 million tons.
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