Freight volumes by the Far East Railroad (Russian Railways’ Far Eastern branch) in January-March 2010 rose by 8.8% from Q1, 2009, to 9.7 million tons. This March volumes also increased by 10.5% to 3.6 million tons, the FER statement said. The Railroad assets reported the average March daily shipments at 117.100 tons of cargoes by 2.189 rail cars.
This March the Far East Railroad demonstrated volumes gain in all major commodities: coal, by 26.3%, to 1.3 million tons, petroleum products - 890.7 thousand tons (+2.5%), timber cargoes - 527.200 tons (+0.7%), imports – 270.000 tons (+27.3%). The Railroad reported a 62.1% spike in scrap volumes, 23.500 tons. The scrap shipments rose thanks to demand for scrap metal, as well as export growth.
Far East Railroad (DVZD) passes through five Russian Federation regions (Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territory), Amur and Jewish Autonomous Regions, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)). The Far East Railroad’s assets include: Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Komsomolsk, Tyndinskoe lines, 361 railyards, 2 border crossings (Grodekovo with China, Hasan with North Korea). In 2009 DVZD carried 38 million 219 thousand tons of commodities.
This March the Far East Railroad demonstrated volumes gain in all major commodities: coal, by 26.3%, to 1.3 million tons, petroleum products - 890.7 thousand tons (+2.5%), timber cargoes - 527.200 tons (+0.7%), imports – 270.000 tons (+27.3%). The Railroad reported a 62.1% spike in scrap volumes, 23.500 tons. The scrap shipments rose thanks to demand for scrap metal, as well as export growth.
Far East Railroad (DVZD) passes through five Russian Federation regions (Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territory), Amur and Jewish Autonomous Regions, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)). The Far East Railroad’s assets include: Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Komsomolsk, Tyndinskoe lines, 361 railyards, 2 border crossings (Grodekovo with China, Hasan with North Korea). In 2009 DVZD carried 38 million 219 thousand tons of commodities.