CARGO FLOW FROM ARMENIA VIA GEORGIA HAS GROWN BY SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS

arminfo
2008-08-14 19:02:00

ArmInfo.The cargo flow from Armenia via Georgia has grown by several
times after the end of the military actions in the Georgia-Ossetian
conflict zone.

The Ministry of Transport and Communication of Armenia reports that
127 carriages with cargo left Armenia on Aug 8-10 against 57 carriages
before the war – on Aug 4-7.

19 carriages with grain came to Armenia from the Georgian port of Poti
on Aug 14. Presently, there are 4 ships with grain in the port. One
of the ships and a ferry with 76 carriages are being unloaded.

There are 27 carriages with grain in Tbilisi and 10 carriages with
petrol in the port of Batumi.

The South-Caucasian Railways (subsidiary of Russian Railways)
carried 108 carriages with different cargoes from Georgia to Armenia
on Aug 11-14. 28 carriages with export cargo (mostly cement and
metal concentrate) left Armenia on Aug 11, 14 carriages on Aug 12,
23 carriages on Aug 13 and 16 carriages on Aug 14.