According to Russian Railways, the loading of cargo designated for export via Russian sea ports made 204.9 mn tons during January-July 2021 increasing 9.4% year-on-year.
52.4% of the entire volume was coal, oil and products accounted for 22% of the total export rail freight, ferrous metals for 6.9%, fertilizers for 6.1%, and grain for 2.3% of the total.
Coal loading increased by 15.5% year-on-year up to 107.4 mn tons during the period under report.
Coal loading designated for South Russian ports grew by 1.8-fold year-on-year up to 16.8 mn tons, that to North-Western ports was up 15.5% up to 35 mn tons, and that to the Russian Far East up 4.5% to 55.8 mn tons.
All in all, 83.9 mn tons of export cargo, 11.7% above the level of 2020, was designated for the North-West sea ports. The Southern region ports accounted for 53.3 mn tons, up 21.7% year-on-year. Cargo volume loaded for export via the ports of the Russian Far East made 67.7 mn tons, up 6.2% year-on-year.
In July 2021, 28.4 mn tons of cargo was loaded for export via Russian sea ports, about the same as last month. Export cargo loaded for rail transportation to the North-West sea ports increased by 14.3% up to 14.3 mn tons, that designated to the South Russian ports was down 11.7% to 6.8 mn tons, and that to the Russian Far East down 6.4% to 8.8 mn tons.