The OS "Russian Railway" company and VR-Goup (Finland) are negotiating issues of operating freight cars and services on the Finnish-Russian railway line very soon in Helsinki, the Russian company press-service reports.
The company official, the first vice-president Vadim Morozov is reportedly to negotiate at the meeting in Helsinki. Besides, the two sides will discuss the express line operation between the two countries.
Over several years the two companies have been successfully cooperating fulfilling joint projects in the field of the organisation of the fast traffic, perfection of cargo and passenger transportations, interacting in developments of information technologies and electronic, optimisation of procedures of the customs control of railway transport. The projects target a wide range of quality services offered to clients in both countries, as well as efficiency of interaction between the companies.
Just recently, Freight One Scandinavia, a joint venture of Finnish VR-Group and ROS "First Cargo Company" been registered. The company will operate rendering a complex of transportation and logistical services, in particular, transshipping services at the Finnish ports.
The Russian Railways OS is one of the three major world railway operators. The Russian government is the principal shareholder of the company. The operational length of railways makes 85,2 thousand km.
As to VR-Group Company, it is operating and maintaining railways in Finland.