Maritime transport spearheads Albania’s export-import routes

INSTAT has published its report on maritime transport statistics for September 2017. During this month, the value of traded goods (including both export and import) is ALL 77 billion.

According to the report, about 65 percent of goods were exported through maritime ways, which increased by 14.5 percent compared to the September 2016.

Road transport covered about 34 percent of the total, marking thus an increase of 24 percent compared to the same period last year.

The lowest share of goods transported is held by air transport with just 0.3 percent.

Regarding the import goods, they are mostly realized by maritime transport, at 46.3 percent, followed by road transport at 42.2 percent.

Regarding the maritime import, figures show a decrease of 0.9 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.

As far as air transport is concerned, about 2.8 percent of goods are imported in this way, the report said.

Import of goods by road has increased by 9 times, compared to September 2016, reports SCAN.

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