Transport
Table 5Freight Transportation by Types of Transport
*Motor transport facilities whose main activity is transportation by motor transport
Type of transport Mln. tons of freight transported Freight turnover, bln ton-kilometers Quarter 1, 1998 Change compared to Quarter 1, 1997 Quarter 1, 1998 Change compared to Quarter 1, 1997 Total 168.5 103.1 94.0 102.6 Including: railway 70.1 108.8 39.5 109.2 motor* 35.2 91.3 0.9 116.0 sea 2.4 93.3 5.2 62.8 river 1.5 152.1 1.1 111.8 pipeline 59.3 104.3 47.3 104.0 air 0.0 133.7 0.0 127.3
Sea and river ports (both commercial and fish) handled 19 mln. tons of cargo, which is up 18% compared to the first quarter of 1997. Ports handled 5,400 vessels, the majority of which (94.9%) was dry cargo ships. Port services were rendered to 2,400 vessels of foreign owners or freighters.
Table 6
Pasenger Transportation by Public Transport
Type of transport Mln. passengers transported in Passenger turnover,bln. passengers-kilometers 1 Quarter 1998 1 Quarter 1998 compared to 1 Quarter 1997 1 Quarter 1998 1 Quarter 1998 compared to 1 Quarter 1997 Total 731.6 100.2 17.8 98.5 Including: railway 115.9 95.9 10.9 96.7 motor 614.6 101.1 6.5 102.5 sea 0.8 112.6 0.0 160.6 river 0.1 57.4 0.0 39.9 air 0.2 80.2 0.4 86.4