Traffic volume by sea-going and river vessels in Russia in the first half of 2012 decreased by 15.7% and 0.9%, respectively on the previous year’s numbers, the Economic Development Ministry statistics said.
The share of rail transport in the total volume of commercial transport increased by 0.1%, of road transport - by 0.2%, while the share of inland waterway transport fell 0.1%, of sea transport - by 0.3%.