The total volume of cargo at the Astara terminal in the Islamic Republic of Iran increased in 2020.
The total volume of cargo transported at the terminal in 2020 amounted to 422.1 thousand tons or 8 918 wagons, which is 16 percent more than last year.
In 2019, the total volume of cargo transported to the Astara terminal amounted to 363,800 tons. On average, in 2020, the daily cargo volume at the terminal was 1,384 tons or 29 wagons.
As for the type of cargo, 37% of the cargo shipped in 12 months was wood and wood materials, 20% construction materials (cement, clinker, tile, etc.), 13% of fruits and vegetables, 11% of containers, 8% cereal, while 11 % belonged to other consignments.
Most of the cargo that passes through the terminal, which is part of the International North-South Transport Corridor, belongs to Russia and Iran.
In the first 12 months of last year, 75 percent of goods transported through Azerbaijan were transit cargo.
