Russia's state-owned railway operator Russian Railways (RZD) reported total coal shipments of 301 million tonnes in the first eleven months this year, marking a 6.2% decline on the year.

Russian Railways also delivered 10.9 million tonnes of coke over the period, a 2.9% rise from a year ago, 189.5 million tonnes of oil and oil products, down 1.1% year on year, and 99.7 million tonnes of iron ore and manganese ore, ticking down 2% on year.

The company shipped 1.08 billion tonnes of goods over the period, down 4.4% on the year.

In November, it loaded 95.6 million tonnes of goods, down 5.8% compared to the same month last year.