According to the monthly report on domestic shipping statistics for March 2025, released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on June 22, the total volume of cargo transported was 25,083,000 tons (down 4.6% year-on-year) and 12.527 billion ton-kilometers (down 4.8%).
The volume of goods transported in containers and chassis was 1,859,000 tons and 775,000 tons, respectively.
<Domestic shipping volume in September 2025>
| T (1,000 tons) |
Ton kilometer (8 million ton-kilometers) |
|
| Total transport volume | 24,434 | 12,160 |
| Year-on-year | 95.4 % | 95.2 % |
Year-on-year comparisons of the transport volume of the 10 major commodities, on a tonnage basis, were as follows: gravel, sand, and stone increased by 7.5%, limestone decreased by 6.8%, cement decreased by 7.9%, iron and steel increased by 2.4%, coal increased by 9.6%, crude oil decreased by 17.7%, heavy oil decreased by 14.5%, gasoline decreased by 0.7%, other petroleum and petroleum products decreased by 17.6%, and chemicals decreased by 12.6%.
On a ton-kilometer basis, gravel, sand and stone increased by 5.8%, limestone decreased by 15.8%, cement decreased by 4.4%, iron and steel increased by 2.6%, coal decreased by 5.0%, crude oil increased by 2.9%, heavy oil decreased by 11.6%, gasoline decreased by 5.9%, other petroleum and petroleum products decreased by 21.4%, and chemicals decreased by 12.3%.
The overall transportation efficiency was 39.5%, with cargo ships at 40.4% and oil tankers at 37.7% when broken down by purpose.
<Table showing the trend in total transport volume (tons)>
<Table showing the trend in total transport volume (ton-kilometers)>
