Cyprus - European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - Europa
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OSH in figures - Occup<strong>at</strong>ional safety <strong>and</strong> health in the transport sector – an overview<br />
3.1.5 Long <strong>and</strong> short distance transport<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional road transport in <strong>Cyprus</strong> is carried out by both hired <strong>and</strong> owned vehicles. The total n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
road transport tonnage was as high as 53,706 tonnes in 2005. Slightly over 40% of the total was<br />
conducted by big -over 15 tonnes- rigid truck vehicles, while 37.3% was undertaken by road tractors.<br />
The remaining 22.7% of n<strong>at</strong>ional transport tonnage was transported by means of smaller -3 to 10<br />
tonnes- <strong>and</strong> medium -10 to 15 tonnes- rigid trucks.<br />
Table 1: N<strong>at</strong>ional road transport: number of tonnes, by vehicle capacity <strong>and</strong> ownership/type<br />
of transport, 2005.<br />
Hired Owned Total<br />
Road tractor 13,743.0 6,300.8 20,043.8<br />
Small (3.0-9.9 tonnes) 723.6 6,179.4 6,903.0<br />
Medium (10.0-14.9 tonnes) 1,081.4 3,935.9 5,017.3<br />
Big (15.0 tonnes +) 10,393.0 11,348.9 21,741.9<br />
Total 25,941.0 27,765.0 53,706.0<br />
Source: CYSTAT, Transport st<strong>at</strong>istics 2005.<br />
As far as intern<strong>at</strong>ional road transport is concerned, the total transferred tonnage (imports <strong>and</strong><br />
exports) was 19,748 tonnes in 2005. This type of transport was exclusively carried out by large -25<br />
tonnes <strong>and</strong> over- freight vehicles, most of which were hired. The main countries of origin, in terms of<br />
tonnage of origin, are Greece, followed by the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> Italy. Greece is also the first country<br />
of destin<strong>at</strong>ion, followed by the UK.<br />
Table 2: Intern<strong>at</strong>ional road transport: number of tonnes, by type of transport <strong>and</strong> country of<br />
origin/destin<strong>at</strong>ion, 2005.<br />
Origin Destin<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Country Hired Owned Total Country Hired Owned Total<br />
Austria 242 0 242 Austria 60 0 60<br />
Germany 153 0 153 Germany 383 0 383<br />
Greece 8,213 9 8,222 Greece 5,522 10 5,532<br />
United Kingdom 683 0 683 United Kingdom 1,171 0 1,171<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 1,413 0 1,413 Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 290 0 290<br />
Italy 1,024 0 1,024 Albania 165 0 165<br />
Other countries 140 0 140 Other countries 270 0 270<br />
Total 11,868 9 11,877 Total 7,861 10 7,871<br />
Source: CYSTAT, Transport st<strong>at</strong>istics 2005.<br />
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