Since the beginning of the year, 4.5 million tons of cargo were transported along the Dnipro
Following the results of five months, cargo transportation along the Dnipro amounted to 4.49 million tons. This is 60.8% (or 2.2 million tons) more than in the same period in 2020.
According to the River Information Service of Ukraine, 5111 voyages were carried out during January-May, against 2329 flights in 2020. (+ 119.45%).
The main share of cargo is construction materials, the volume of transportation of which increased by 150.9% and reached 2.88 million tons.
Grain cargo takes second place. The volume of transportation decreased by 3% compared to the previous year and amounted to 1.1 million tons. In addition, metal products are actively transported along the river. For 5 months of 2021, the volume of metal transportation by the river increased by 16.8% and reached 515.5 thousand tons.