Archangelsk branch of Northern Railway transported 40,000 tonnes of cargo handled by the port of Archangelsk in Feb 08

In February 2008, Archangelsk branch of Northern Railway transported 40,000 tonnes of cargo handled by commercial seaport of Archangelsk, Gudok.Ru reports. Transportation of export cargo amounted to 27,700 tonnes including 5,000 tonnes of timber, 1,000 tonnes of scrap metal, 2,300 tonnes of containerized cargo, 1,300 tonnes of coal and coke. Transportation of import cargo totaled 11,800 tonnes including 2,900 tonnes of containerized cargo (+8%, year-on-year). The railway’s capacity is enough to increase the volume of cargo handled by the port of Archangelsk, the railway’s press center reports.