In the first seven months of the current year, total shipment volumes by Russian railway monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) - including ferrous metals, coal, oil, fertilizers and timber - decreased by 1.3 percent year on year to 702.6 million mt, according to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat).
In particular, Russian Railways' ferrous metal shipments was stable in the first seven months of the current year, with a total of 41.2 million mt, a three percent decrease in steel scrap shipments to 8.9 million mt, and a 1.9 percent year-on-year drop in coke shipments to 6.6 million mt.