<article><p class="lead">Rail deliveries of Russian coal for export recovered in March, driven by higher supplies through the country's far-east and northwestern ports. Shipments rose by 14pc on the month and by 6pc on the year to 18.8mn t, despite prices hitting a three-year low in March.</p><p>Deliveries to ports increased by 8.3pc year on year to 15.5mn t last month, with rising supplies to Ust-Luga on the Baltic and Vanino and Vostochny on the Pacific.</p><p>Supplies to Russia's far-east terminals were up by 7.4pc on the year, at 7.7mn t, as higher demand seen in recent months from Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam persisted. Coal deliveries to the sea terminals in the East of Russia have continued to rise this month, averaging 258,000 t/d on 1-10 April, up by 14.9pc on the year.</p><p>Supplies to northwestern ports rose by 17.2pc year on year to 6.4mn t in March, mainly because of growing deliveries to Russian terminals, while volumes sent to terminals in the Baltic states were flat. Supplies to Russia's northwestern terminals rose by 17.2pc on the year to almost 5mn t, reflecting higher throughput capacities at all terminals. Deliveries on the Oktyabrskaya Railway were up by 12.4pc year on year on 1-10 April, at 156,700 t/d.</p><p>Overland deliveries through border crossings were at 3.3mn t in March, down by 3pc on the year. The decline was mainly the result of lower exports to eastern Europe, which fell by 38pc to 892,000t. The most significant drop was in deliveries to Poland, which fell by 44pc on the year to 682,000t last month, reflecting high stockpiles in the country and low consumption.</p><p>Find more news, price information and market analysis on Russian coal exports in <a href="https://www.argusmedia.com/ru/coal/argus-russian-coal">Argus Russian Coal</a> report.</p></article>
