According to preliminary estimates, loadings on Russian railways decreased by 3.2% in the first quarter of 2024. writes about this “Kommersant” referring to the presentation of JSC Russian Railways for the meeting with shippers.
The main losses occurred in the internal transportation of coal and construction materials intended for export. Of the total 9.7 million tons lost, 8.7 million were underloaded in the south direction. According to analysts, there is no point in waiting for the situation to improve in the second quarter, since coal prices on world markets do not show an upward trend and the export tax does not make coal exports from the southern and northwestern directions competitive.
According to the presentation of JSC Russian Railways, the expected decrease in loadings in the first quarter will be 3.2% to 295.7 million tons. The biggest loss (5.5 million tons) occurred in construction cargo, whose loading will be reduced by 17%.
Before that, it was known that container shipping rates from central Russia to the east increased sharply in March. started to growin some cases – 30 times.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in February pointed out the importance Increasing railway freight traffic in the Far East.
Before that Putin announced Construction of high-speed railways in new regions of the Russian Federation.
Early deliveries of Russian coal to Asia for this year fell seriously.