Cargo flow via TRACECA’s Azeri section down
Transporting cargo through the Azerbaijan section of the
Europe-Caucasus-Asia corridor (TRACECA) decreased, while the number
of passengers traveling through the route increased in 2009,
according to the State Statistics Committee.
47.4 million tons of consignments and 206.7 million passengers were
transported through the South Caucasus republic last year. Cargo
flow decreased 2.7%, while passenger transportation rose 7.4% in
comprasion with 2008.
40.6% of the cargo was transported via railways, 42.5% by roads and
16.9% by sea. The volume of consignments shipped through TRACECA
accounted for 25% of all consignments transported in Azerbaijan’s
transport sector.
TRACECA comprises 13 states - Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Georgia,
Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania. The European
Commission-funded project aims to restore the historic Silk Road.
Its first summit was held in Baku in 1998.*
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