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Estonian Jan-Feb rail freight volumes drop 14.3%
BC, Tallinn, 07.03.2017.
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Print versionAltogether 2.3 mln tons of freight was transported on the infrastructure of the state-owned Estonian railway infrastructure company Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways) in the first two months of 2017 or 14.3% less than in the same period a year ago, and 56% less shipments of oil and oil products were recorded during the period, reports LETA/BNS.
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In February freight carriage totaled 1.04 mln tons, which is
10.9% less than in February 2016, Estonian
Railways said.
Shipment of fertilizers during the two-month period grew 37%
to 720,000 tons. The carriage of oil and oil products declined 56 % to 610,000
tons, while oil shale shipments increased 26% on year to 520,000 tons.
Transit shipments fell 27.8% to 1.37 mln tons and local
shipments increased 29% to 660,000 tons. Import and export shipments meanwhile
moved down 3.3% to 270,000 tons.
Altogether 12.52 mln tons of freight was transported on the
infrastructure of Estonian Railways in 2016, 18.7% less than the year before.
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