Companies without their own port infrastructure have lost the profitability of exports and are forced to reorganize the domestic market.
In March 2025, Russian coal exports were significantly reduced due to the collapse of world prices and a reduction in demand. According to port operators, at UST-Much, the shipment of coal fell 30% in the annual size of up to 2.4 million tons. In search and port, the eastern indicator was reduced by 21%, up to 3.7 million tons.
The main reason is that the record cost of energy coal: in the Baltic Region, quotes dropped to $ 63-66 per ton, which is a minimum level from June 2024. As such, companies without their own port infrastructure are losing their income of exports and forcing repair to the domestic market.
It’s already April the company Russian coal And Kuzbass fuel company Sea delivers will be completely stopped, waiting for a possible summer demand increase before the winter-winter season.
Further pressure in the industry is restricted by Russian Railways (Russian Railways) about empty wagons, an increase in part of the renewable energy sources in Europe and a reduction in steel manufacture in China.
In order to maintain export, the Russian government considers subsidies for the coal industry for 101 billion rubles, but analysts have doubted that it will significantly change the situation against the rear of a global collapse in demand for coal.
Keep in mind that China has begun to protect the domestic market from Russia’s coal, which is poured there after the introduction of the European embargo, and curbing companies that have fallen under US sanctions.
It is also reported that India’s imports of coal from Russia have been reduced. Instead, delivery from the United States increased.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian company “Trade House” Donskoye Coal “intended to start exporting coal with the conquered Donbass through the Port of Mariupol.
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