Transport Yearbook 2013

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

  2005 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total number of loaded containers transported 300 527 417 167 499 029 529 167 563 957 616 088
national 54 222 98 970 116 067 132 722 143 337 171 218
total international 246 305 318 197 382 962 396 445 420 620 444 870
of which: export 101 814 128 839 157 725 167 177 187 345 211 285
import 119 291 164 396 194 948 199 351 199 717 205 718
transit through CR 25 200 24 962 30 289 29 917 33 558 27 867
Total number of empty containers transported 97 143 159 210 180 211 194 682 195 719 207 846
national 35 750 68 380 77 038 81 937 90 497 106 552
total international 61 393 90 830 103 173 112 745 105 222 101 294
of which: export 35 512 56 279 64 264 63 886 52 137 43 110
import 21 118 27 170 31 067 36 968 39 637 43 879
transit through CR 4 754 7 381 7 842 11 891 13 448 14 305
Gross tonnes, total (thous.) 5 355 7 129 8 597 9 406 9 999 11 252
national 1 041 1 867 2 232 2 588 2 782 3 524
total international 4 314 5 262 6 365 6 818 7 217 7 727
of which: export 1 888 2 304 2 843 3 054 3 405 3 835
import 2 026 2 594 3 067 3 227 3 212 3 378
transit through CR 399 364 454 537 600 514
 
Net tonnes, total (thous.) 4 176 5 329 6 455 7 139 7 628 8 688
national 794 1 373 1 651 1 952 2 096 2 709
total international 3 382 3 956 4 803 5 187 5 532 5 979
of which: export 1 479 1 720 2 147 2 329 2 655 3 048
import 1 599 1 978 2 335 2 471 2 449 2 579
transit through CR 304 258 322 387 428 352
 
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.) 1 060 512 1 414 516 1 826 087 2 113 470 2 302 410 1 974 234
national 249 750 421 624 525 912 670 408 647 572 576 838
total international 810 762 992 892 1 300 175 1 443 062 1 654 838 1 397 396
of which: export 318 586 423 324 557 005 616 870 722 772 665 244
import 335 278 428 543 524 148 551 314 593 472 553 410
transit through CR 156 889 141 024 219 022 274 878 338 594 178 742

Source: MD