Volume of cargo transported by Ukrainian water transport up 5.6% in 2007 to 24.2 m t

According to State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, the volume of cargo transported by Ukrainian water transport grew by 5.6% in 2007 (+1.28 million tonnes of cargo) to over 24.246 million tonnes. In 2006 it grew by 7.1% (+1.52 million tonnes), RZD-Partner reports. The volume of international transportation made 91.5% of total volume of cargo transported in 2006. The volume of marine transportation totaled 9.12 million tonnes (+7.3%, year-on-year), river transportation – 15.18 million tonnes (+5.7%, year-on-year).