According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in the January-July period of this year total shipment volumes by Russian railway monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) - including ferrous metals, coal, oil, fertilizers and timber - fell by 3.5 percent year on year to 712.2 million mt.
In particular, Russian Railways saw a 5.6 percent year-on-year decline in ferrous metal shipments in the first seven months of the current year, with a total of 41.2 million mt, a 9.3 percent decrease in steel scrap shipments to 9.2 million mt, and a 10.5 percent year-on-year drop in coke shipments to 6.8 million mt.
Source:
http://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/ferrous-metal-shipments-by-russian-railways-down-56-in-jan_july-775785.htm
