The new government’s goal is to triple river cargo to 30 million tons by 2022

The new government’s goal is to triple river cargo to 30 million tons by 2022, says Yuriy Lavrenyuk, deputy Infrastructure Minister. Last year, 10 million tons were carried by river. Through July of this year, river cargo is up by one third over 2018 levels. Noting that the Rada is to consider an Inland Water Transport bill this fall, he says: “It is necessary to transfer cargo from roads to river transport.” In the late Soviet era, 60 million tons of cargo moved up and down the Dnipro.