OREANDA-NEWS. September 08, 2014. According to the latest figures, Russian Railways loaded 105.8 million tons of freight on its own rail network in August 2014, 1.5% less than in August 2013.

Compared to the same month last year, freight turnover in August 2014 increased by 4% to 191.4 billion tariff ton-kilometres. Freight turnover taking into account empty wagon runs in August 2014 cmpared to August 2013 increased by 4.3% and amounted to 245.4 billion ton-km.

According to the latest figures, loading volumes in January-August 2014, amounted to 808.4 million tons, 1.4% less than during the same period of 2013.

The railways shipped the following goods. The figures in brackets show the percentage change compared to January-August 2013:

coal – 202.3 m tons (+0.2%);
coke – 7.6 m tons (-0.1%);
oil and petroleum products – 170.3 m tons (+2.1%);
iron and manganese ores – 71.7 m tons (-2.2%);
ferrous metals – 47.4 m tons (+0.8%);
ferrous metal scrap – 10.6 m tons (-1.7%);
chemical and mineral fertilisers – 33.3 m tons (+7.1%);
cement – 22.6 m tons (-6.8%);
timber – 26.3 m tons (+9%);
grain and milled products – 9.8 m tons (+44.3%);
construction materials – 96.7 m tons (-17%);
non-ferrous ores and sulphur feedstock – 13 m tons (-6.1%);
chemicals and soda – 17 m tons (-3.7%);
industrial feedstock and moulded materials – 23.2 m tons (+5.2%).

Freight turnover since the beginning of 2014 amounted to 1514.3 billion tariff ton-km, an increase of 5.5%, and to 1950.9 billion ton-km taking into account empty wagon runs, a rise of 6.1%.