Volume of goods through seaports up 7 percent in first two months

Of the determine, the amount of exports was estimated to hit over 30 million tonnes, up practically 13 p.c, whereas the amount of imports reached over 33 million tonnes, down about 3 p.c, and that of home items was 53 million tonnes, up over 11 p.c.

In February alone, the amount of products through seaports hit about 53 million tonnes, 7 p.c greater than that of the identical interval final 12 months, with the best recorded in exports, at 13 p.c, the VMA stated.

Notably, the amount of container cargo by means of seaports within the month decreased barely by 1 p.c from the identical interval final 12 months to an estimated 1.6 million TEUs.

Accordingly, exports reached an estimated 528,000 TEUs, down 5 p.c year-on-year; home items at 525,000 TEUs, down 7 p.c, and imports at 578,000 TEUs, up 9 p.c.

In January, container cargo through seaports additionally witnessed a 1-percent decline, reaching over 2 million TEUs.