China Hunan's freight volume up 12.4 pc in first two months

CENTRAL China's Hunan province posted a 12.4 per cent increase in cargo transport volume in the first two months reaching 220.4 million tonnes, reports Xinhua.


Rail transport volume grew 6.5 per cent to 3.7 million tonnes, while the trucking increased freight 16.9 per cent to 94 million tonnes, accounting for 86.5 per cent of the total.


Cargo transport by water increased 28 per cent to 10.4 million tonnes while air freight volume fell 6.7 per cent to 2,800 tonnes.


The province moved 108.6 million tonnes of cargo by all means in February, growing 17.6 per cent, and 163 million passengers with a 9.3 per cent increase.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)