Baku, Fineko/abc.az. This September cargo carriages in Azerbaijan by all transport means totaled 15.7 million tons against 15.7 million tons in August (no rise in cargo transportation was observed in August), 14.4 million tons in July, 18.9 million in June, 15.8 million tons in May, 15.6 million tons in April, 14.7 million tons in March and 13.4 million tons in February and 13.5 million tons in January of the year.

The State Statistics Committee informs that most part of overall cargo (137.7 million tons) for Jan-Sept of the year was transported by road 48%, via pipelines 33.8%, by rail 11.1% and by sea 7.1%.

For the last 9 months cargo carriages increased by 2.4% and cargo turnover by 6.7% against the 2008 same term. The share of cargo carriages by private sector (rise of 7.9%) reached 72.8%.

For the reported term 975.7 million passengers were transported that is by 7.2% more against Jan-Sept 2008. 83.4% of passenger carriages were carried out by non-state sector.

For Jan-Sept of the year it was carried 15.3 million tons of cargo by rail. The indicator of daily wagon loading dropped by 24.7% and unloading by 34.1%.

Over the last 9 months it was shipped 9.8 million tons of cargo that is by 14.8% more against Jan-Sept 2008. Of them oil made 74.8% and dry cargo 25.2%

By road it was carried 66.1 million tons of cargo and 813.5 million passengers that is by 5.9% and 6.9% more respectively versus the Jan-Sept 2008 figures. Cargo transportation by buses made 96.6% and automobiles 3.4%. Motor cargo turnover increased by 5.7% and the passenger turnover by 8%.

By air 784,600 passengers were transported for Jan-Sept 2009. 89.8% of the passengers were carried by planes of state airlines and 10.2% by planes of private ones.

In state sector carriages declined by 27% and in private sector grew by 7%.

Transportation via domestic oil pipelines reached 38 million tons. Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipe carried 28.7 million tons of oil.

Turnover via domestic gas main pipelines increased by 6.7%, and 3.8 bn cu m of that gas volume was exported via Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline. Total volume of gas carried for Jan-Sept 2009 totaled 8.6 bn cu m.

21.10.2009 17:02