Azerbaijan announces volume of cargo transported via corridors

Azerbaijan announces volume of cargo transported via corridors

Baku, February 16, AZERTAC

Last year, 14 million 261.4 thousand tons of cargo were transported by rail, 11 million 46.1 thousand tons by road, and 7 million 229.7 thousand tons by sea in transport corridors.

According to the State Statistics Committee, the volume of cargo transported via the East-West transport corridor amounted to 16 million 909.8 thousand tons, including 8 million 173.2 thousand tons via the Europe-Caucasus-Asia transport corridor, 9 million 289 thousand tons through the North-South transport corridor, 5 million 804.8 thousand tons through the North-West transport corridor, and 533.6 thousand tons through the South-West transport corridor.

Transit cargo accounted for 46.2 percent, 42.3 percent, and 93.3 percent of the total cargo transported by rail, road, and sea, respectively.