TIRANA, May 27/ATA/-The volume of goods handled in the Albanian ports in February of the current year is 345 thousand tons, recording a 25.6% increase as compared to February 2017.
According to the Institute of Statistics, during the first two month period of 2018, the volume of goods handled in the Albanian ports is 646 thousand tons, recording an increase of 31.2% as compared to the same period 2017.
The volume of goods transported by railway is 661 thousand tons, implying a fall by 48.7% as compared to February 2017.
During the first two-month period 2018, this volume is 1.422 thousand tons, which means a fall by 27.4% as compared with the same period 2017.
In February 2018, the volume of goods transported by air is 167 tons. During the first two months of 2018, by air were transported 349 tons goods, a 7.7% increase as compared with the same period 2017.
The number of flights carried out in February 2018 is 1.554, recording a 0.9% fall as compared to February 2017.
During the first two-month period of 2018, there are realized 3.606 flights, a 6.9% increase as compared to the same period of last year.
In February 2018, the value of the traded goods (export and import) is 70 billion lekë and 57.4 % of these were transported by sea.
In February 2018, the exported goods by sea occupy 64.9%, by road 30.0% and by air 0.9 %. The goods exported by road, in February 2018 have got increased by 10.4 % while by sea by 17.3%, as compared to February 2017.
While the import of goods by sea in February 2018 occupy 53.6%, by road 41.8% and by air 2.6%. The goods imported by sea in February 2018 have got increased by 12.4%, as compared to February 2017. /a.g/p.s./
