8 Dec 2009 13:42
Russian Railways cuts freight 17% in 11 mths
MOSCOW. Dec 8 (Interfax) - Russian Railways (RZD) cut freight haulage 17% year-on-year in January-November to 1.089 billion tonnes, the Russian rail monopoly said.
Domestic freight fell 22.5% to 701 million tonnes and international freight was down 5.2% to 397.2 million tonnes.
RZD freight by type in Jan-Nov 2009 ('000 tonnes):
| Destination | 11M 2009 | 11M 2008 | Change (%) |
| Domestic | 701 023,1 | 904 335,1 | 77,5% |
| International | 397 189,5 | 418 823,3 | 94,8% |
| via ports | 182 075,2 | 175 535 | 103,7% |
| Overland | 215 114,3 | 243 288,3 | 88,4% |
| Import | 39 745,6 | 49 813,2 | 79,8% |
| via ports | 7 454,8 | 15 359,7 | 48,5% |
| Overland | 32 290,8 | 34 453,5 | 93,7% |
| Transit | 20 345,7 | 27 709,3 | 73,4% |
| via ports | 814,9 | 1 185,8 | 68,7% |
| Overland | 19 530,9 | 26 523,6 | 73,6% |
| Export | 337 098,2 | 341 300,8 | 98,8% |
| via ports | 173 805,5 | 158 989,6 | 109,3% |
| Overland | 163 292,7 | 182 311,2 | 89,6% |
| Total | 1 098 212,6 | 1 323 158,5 | 83,0% |
RZD freight by commodity ('000 tonnes):
| Commodity | Destination | 11M 2009 | 11M 2008 | Change (%) |
| Coal | Domestic | 156 336,2 | 181 457,9 | 86,2% |
| International | 104 554 | 99 662,4 | 104,9% | |
| via ports | 56 778,1 | 49 307,9 | 115,2% | |
| overland | 47 775,9 | 50 354,5 | 94,9% | |
| Total: | 260 890,2 | 281 120,3 | 92,8% | |
| Coke | Domestic | 7 725,2 | 8 440,3 | 91,5% |
| International | 1 919,8 | 3 555,5 | 54% | |
| via ports | 929,1 | 1 692,8 | 54,9% | |
| overland | 990,7 | 1 862,7 | 53,2% | |
| Total: | 9 645 | 11 995,9 | 80,4% | |
| Petroleum cargo | Domestic | 103 056,7 | 113 127,2 | 91,1% |
| International | 116 401,8 | 113 304,2 | 102,7% | |
| via ports | 60 693,0 | 57 957,4 | 104,7% | |
| overland | 55 708,8 | 55 346,8 | 100,7% | |
| Total: | 219 458,4 | 226 431,4 | 96,9% | |
| Ores | Domestic | 88 353,7 | 99 227,1 | 89% |
| International | 35 475,3 | 38 268,7 | 92,7% | |
| via ports | 6 212,3 | 5 134,7 | 121% | |
| overland | 29 263 | 33 134 | 88,3% | |
| Total: | 123 829, | 137 495,8 | 90,1% | |
| Ferrous metal | Domestic | 33 860,8 | 50 248,5 | 67,4% |
| International | 34 703,8 | 35 681,8 | 97,3% | |
| via ports | 24 461 | 21 676,2 | 112,8% | |
| overland | 10 242,8 | 14 005,5 | 73,1% | |
| Total: | 68 564,6 | 85 930,3 | 79,8% | |
| Timber | Domestic | 17 931,6 | 26 426,6 | 67,9% |
| International | 20 583,7 | 27 665,9 | 74,4% | |
| via ports | 3 255,6 | 4 044,5 | 80,5% | |
| overland | 17 328,1 | 23 621,4 | 73,4% | |
| Total: | 38 515,2 | 54 092,5 | 71,2% | |
| Construction materials (mineral based) | Domestic | 196 972,4 | 296 904,1 | 66,3% |
| International | 16 940,3 | 19 336,0 | 87,6% | |
| via ports | 1 873,8 | 4 778,6 | 39,2% | |
| overland | 15 066,5 | 14 557,3 | 103,5% | |
| Total: | 213 912,7 | 316 240,0 | 67,6% | |
| Fertilizers | Domestic | 13 541,3 | 14 814,7 | 91,4% |
| International | 22 122,4 | 25 692,6 | 86,1% | |
| via ports | 9 191,3 | 11 786,1 | 78% | |
| overland | 12 931,1 | 13 906,5 | 93% | |
| Total: | 35 663,7 | 40 507,3 | 88% | |
| Grains | Domestic | 12 692,4 | 16 161,0 | 78,5% |
| International | 9 333,1 | 10 173,7 | 91,7% | |
| via ports | 6 303 | 3 813,6 | 165,3% | |
| overland | 3 030,1 | 6 360,2 | 47,6% | |
| Total: | 22 025,6 | 26 334,7 | 83,6% |