Russian Railways fulfilled all obligations on transportation of cargoes in front of the coal companies of Kuzbass for the first five months 2020. In addition, with the Kemerovo oblast administration agreed to increase the export of coal. For this purpose the railroad is the maximum utilization of free capacities in the southern and North-Western direction, the company also introduced the maximum discount on the transportation of coal.
the Daughter of Russian Railways, JSC Federal freight has reduced the cost of renting a gondola. Now this price is the lowest on the market, but since June 1, customers loyalty program offered more favorable terms, said the press-service of JSC “Russian Railways”.
From Kuzbass to the far East from January to may 2020 were exported 23.3 million tons angle of the plan is 22 million tonnes for exports and 2.2% more than the transportation for the domestic market is 1.3 million tons of mineral. While in the Railways noted that the increased number of failures from transportation in the East – Kuzbass coal companies are unable to provide for transportation of 180 thousand tons of coal. Loading Kuzbass coal in a southerly direction totalled 8.9 million tonnes for 5 months of 2020. This was 0.6% less than plan, but at the same time, 8.7% exceeded the plan exports, which amounted to 4.4 million tons.
4.8% less than the plan of the Kuzbass coal companies provided their products for transportation in the North-West direction. In the results of the unloaded left 13 thousand 800 cars. In this direction was shipped only 25.6 million tons of solid fuel. There is a 5% reduction in the supply of coal both for export and 4% in the domestic market.
JSC “Russian Railways” and the administration of Kuzbass in March 2020 signed agreements that established the plans to export coal products on a monthly schedule. Under these agreements, the export of coal to the East should reach 53 million tons of coal for export and 3.55 million tons for the domestic market. The export of coal in the southern and North-Western direction is performed on the basis of indicative indicators, that is non-binding.
In the South, the holding company of Russian Railways ready to transport more than 21.1 million tons of coal, including not less of 9.41 million tonnes for export to the Russian ports of the Azov-black sea basin and of 11.73 million tonnes of coal of domestic recipients of goods.
