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Freight transportation by rail in Latvia increased

By Editor . 11.08.2008

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The volume of freight transported by rail in the first seven months of 2008 reached 32.457 million tons, which is a 8.2% increase compared to the respective period last year, BC was informed by the joint-stock railroad company Latvijas dzelzcels.

Freight transportation within Latvia increased 14.2% to 898,000 tons. Export freight transportation increased 14.8% to 1.52 million tons, whereas the volume of import freight transportation grew 9.5%.
Oil and coal made up the bulk of freight transported by LDz in the first seven months: transportation of oil products by rail increased 6.7% to 11.87 million tons.