Russia's coal exports via Russian Railways rose more than 17% in April amid Middle Eastern conflict, reversing a 3.
22 May 2026, 07:12
Russia's coal exports via Russian Railways rose more than 17% in April amid Middle Eastern conflict, reversing a 3.8% decline in Q1 2026 to 43.7 million tons, Pavel Shestakov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics and Transport Development, a Russian Railways subsidiary, told TASS. Analysts do not rule out annual coal export growth of up to 2%, with Russian Railways’ loading levels expected to remain at last year’s totals.