Bulgarian hauliers have transported 36 million tonnes of cargo in the second quarter of 2007, data of the National Statistics Institute (NSI) shows. Some 1.55 million tonnes of the freight has been transported abroad.
Of the total, costs for half the transported cargo have been covered by owners of the cargo in question and the remainder – by the hauliers.
The city of Stara Zagora has seen the largest portion of loading and unloading operations, respectively, 6.27 million and 6.15 million tonnes, respectively. Loaded and unloaded freight tonnage in Varna is level at 4.6 million tonnes.
About two thirds of all truck-transported cargo to foreign countries in April-June has been destined to or arriving from an EU member state. EU cargo turnover for the period has been at 648 000 tonnes.
