ArmInfo. The Armenian market is experiencing a severe shortage of vehicles for delivering cargo from Russia and Belarus. This was stated by Sergey Mkrtchyan, Director of the Armenian Representative Office of the international logistics platform ATI.SU.
He explained that due to regular traffic restrictions and queues on the only land route through Upper Lars, Russian and Belarusian carriers are reluctant to operate flights to Armenia.
"As a result, there are enough cargoes, but not enough vehicles ready to handle the one-way traffic, and the entire burden falls on Armenian carriers," he noted.
According to the logistics platform, in the first quarter of 2026, the number of requests for cargo delivery to Armenia from other countries via ATI.SU decreased by 11% year-on-year. Russia remains the leading destination in terms of requests, although it showed a slight decline in demand - down 15% year-on-year. Requests for cargo delivery from Kazakhstan decreased more significantly - by 44%. In contrast, demand for shipments from Belarus and China is showing significant growth Import freight prices in the first quarter remained flat compared to the same period last year.
According to ATI.SU data, the main growth in export shipments in the first quarter of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, was driven by Russia (+80%) and Belarus (+131%). Export freight prices also showed a slight increase. It should be noted that, according to the Statistical Committee of Armenia, freight transportation volume in Armenia decreased by 4.7% in January-February 2026, amounting to 2,111,500 tons. Of this, 60%, or 1,268,300 tons, was accounted for by road freight transportation, which decreased by 15.4% year-on-year.
Rail freight transportation increased by 39.4% to 320,600 tons, while air freight increased by 27.9% to 7,900 tons.
514,800 tons of natural gas were transported via the main pipeline, 7.3% higher than the same period last year.
