TransContainer Company together with NIIAS JSC (Research&Design Institute of IT, Automation and Communication on Rail Transport) and RZD OJSC (Russian Railways) has carried out trial shipment of grain cargo in universal 20-foot containers and special containers for transportation of bulk cargoes, TransContainer statement said.
The tests showed that the carriage of grain cargoes in the universal and specialized containers may ensure traffic safety, as well as containers and cargo. The tests were conducted at the Moscow-Tovarnaya station of Oktyabrskaya Railroad.
According to the United Grain Company OJSC, in 2008-2009 the volume of grain exports from Russia totaled 20.8 million tons of grain. By 2019 the exports will increase to 27.5 million tons.
The current concept of grain transportation, developed when Russia largely imported grain, narrows export possibilities and reduces the competitiveness of Russian products on world markets. The existing port facilities do not allow increased export flows of cereals and their products. The use of universal and specialized containers for the transportation of grain cargoes will significantly cut costs and improve competitiveness of the entire export supply chain.
TransContainer, a subsidiary of RZD, Russian Railways, was registered on March 4, 2006 on the basis of a RZD’s branch - Center for Containerized Cargo Shipment, TransContainer. TransContainer Company is a leading rail container operator in Russia, providing a broad range of services for container shipments and logistics services. As of now the company operates the largest in Russia, CIS and Baltic cars fleet: over 24.000 flatcars, some 60.000 containers of various sizes, as well as more than 840 units of trucks, tractor-trailers.
The tests showed that the carriage of grain cargoes in the universal and specialized containers may ensure traffic safety, as well as containers and cargo. The tests were conducted at the Moscow-Tovarnaya station of Oktyabrskaya Railroad.
According to the United Grain Company OJSC, in 2008-2009 the volume of grain exports from Russia totaled 20.8 million tons of grain. By 2019 the exports will increase to 27.5 million tons.
The current concept of grain transportation, developed when Russia largely imported grain, narrows export possibilities and reduces the competitiveness of Russian products on world markets. The existing port facilities do not allow increased export flows of cereals and their products. The use of universal and specialized containers for the transportation of grain cargoes will significantly cut costs and improve competitiveness of the entire export supply chain.
TransContainer, a subsidiary of RZD, Russian Railways, was registered on March 4, 2006 on the basis of a RZD’s branch - Center for Containerized Cargo Shipment, TransContainer. TransContainer Company is a leading rail container operator in Russia, providing a broad range of services for container shipments and logistics services. As of now the company operates the largest in Russia, CIS and Baltic cars fleet: over 24.000 flatcars, some 60.000 containers of various sizes, as well as more than 840 units of trucks, tractor-trailers.