In January this year, total shipment volumes by Russian railway monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) - including ferrous metals, coal, oil, fertilizers and timber - increased by 1.2 percent year on year to 96.3 million mt, according to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat).
In particular, Russian Railways saw a 3.8 percent year-on-year decline in ferrous metal shipments in January of the current year, with a total of 5.7 million mt, a 0.6 percent year-on-year increase in coal shipments to 26.9 million mt, and a 5.9 percent year-on-year drop in coke shipments to 0.964 million mt.