Coal shipments by China’s railways down 10.4 percent in April

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced that in April this year coal shipments by Chinese railways amounted to 140 million mt, down 10.4 percent year on year.

In the January-April period of the current year, coal shipments by Chinese railways totaled 620 million mt, also decreasing by 10.4 percent year on year.