Cargo Traffic On Romania's Navigable Canals Up 10.5% In 2011, To 29M Tons

Domestic traffic accounted for 19.15 million tons; foreign traffic made up 9.82 million tons.

Cereal accounted for the largest share of cargo traffic on the canals, 3.04 million tons, followed by iron ore (2.39 million tons), raw minerals (1.82 million) and non-ferrous minerals (1.25 million tons).

“The quantity of raw mineral products – stone, sand, chippings, etc. – transported through the canals has increased 152% compared with the quantity carried in 2010, because of highway and Constanta ringroad projects,” said Valentin Zeicu, director of the Navigable Canals Administration.