Cargo transshipment of state Ukrainian ports grew over 8 months of 2006 by 3.4% to 73.98 million tons

According to Ukrainian Ministry of Transport and Communications, cargo transshipment of state Ukrainian ports grew over 8 months of 2006 by 3.4% to 73.98 million tons (+3.4% or +2.419 million tons against year-on-year result), RZhD-Partner writes. Last year the result decreased over the same period by 2.29% (-1.676 million tons). The increase is first of all reflects growth of transit cargo transshipment (+9.2% or +2.417 million tons), while year-on-year result demonstrated transit decrease by 13.9% (-3.946 million). At the same time, export growth made +0.4% (+144 thou tons) to 3.775 million tons. Last year growth of this figure was much higher - +3.5% or +1.274 million. The same tendency is shown by transshipment of import cargo - 5.481 million tons over 8 months (-0.5% against year-on-year result). The dynamics of the previous year was +20.8% (+949 thou tons).