Cargo transportation by water transport of Ukraine down 31.9% to 2.2 mln t in HI’13

In January-June 2013, water transport of Ukraine carried 2.2 mln t of cargo (-31.9%, year-on-year), says press center of the Statistic Committee of Ukraine.

In the first half of 2013 cargo turnover dropped by 32% to 1.95  bln tonne-km.

The decline of volumes was registered in all sectors – railway, automobile, water, air and pipeline. 

From the beginning of the year, all types of transport in Ukraine carried 356.1 mln t of cargo (-6.5%, year-on-year).