According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in January this year total shipment volumes by Russian railway monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) - including ferrous metals, coal, oil, fertilizers and timber – rose by 0.3 percent year on year to 96.6 million mt.
In particular, Russian Railways saw a 13 percent year-on-year rise in ferrous metal shipments in the given month, with a total of 6.4 million mt, a 1.5 percent decrease in steel scrap shipments to 0.674 million mt, and a four percent year-on-year decrease in metallurgical coke shipments to 0.926 million mt.