Rail freight transport grows 6.6pct, while road transport increases 4.7pct in 2017

Rail freight transport grew by 6.6% last year to 56.08 million tonnes, while road transport increased by 4.7% to 226.3 million tons, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Of the total goods transported by rail, 78.9% had an internal destination, and 76.9% of those shipped by road transport had an internal destination.Carried by plane were 45,000 tons of cargo, up 12.2% from 2016, of which 97.3% on international ...

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