Export designated freight carried to sea ports by rail increased 7% year-on-year in June 2026, Russian Railways said in their social media account. All in all, 27.5 mn tons of cargo was loaded.
During January-June 2026, 161 mn tons of cargo was carried by rail to sea port, up 4% year-on-year.
This figure includes 52.5 mn tons of export cargo carried to the ports in the Russian Northwest, down 15.5% year-on-year, 64.4 mn tons (up 12.2%) designated for the Russian Far East ports, and 44 mn tons (up 25.4%) for the Southern ports.
Coal transportation was up 10.1% to 86.7 mn tons, ferrous ore up 32.1% to 4.6 mn tons, and grain up 2.1-fold to 7.3 mn tons.
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