According to Russian Railways, the loading of cargo designated for export via Russian sea ports made 2923.2 mn tons during January-October 2021 increasing 7.8% year-on-year.
52.4% of the entire volume was coal, oil and products accounted for 21.5% of the total export rail freight, ferrous metals for 6.7%, fertilizers for 6.6%, ore for 3.4%, and grain for 2.4% of the total.
Coal loading increased by 11.7% year-on-year up to 153.1 mn tons during the period under report.
119.8 mn tons of export cargo, 10.3% above the level of 2020, was designated for the North-West sea ports. The Southern region ports accounted for 76.1 mn tons, up 19.2% year-on-year. Cargo volume loaded for export via the ports of the Russian Far East made 96 mn tons, up 4.8% year-on-year.
In October 2021, 29.9 mn tons of cargo was loaded for export via Russian sea ports, up 5% month-on-month.
Export cargo loaded for rail transportation to the North-West sea ports decreased by 1.7% month-on-month down to 11.6 mn tons, that designated to the South Russian ports made 8.4 mn tons, up 10.5% month-on-month, and that to the Russian Far East grew by 10.1% up to 9.8 mn tons.