RTL takes delivery of over 4,000 Mazda cars at Big Port St. Petersburg
RTL Group (RTL), a Russian logistics company was the operator of a record number of imported cars that was delivered ever to the Russian Baltic ports. Today, July 26 the ocean-going Sunlight Ace laden with 4,700 Mazda cars docked at Big Port of St. Petersburg, the company said.
The Bahamas-flagged vessel built in 2009 has a length of 200 m, beam - 32 m. The ship agent is Inflot Worldwide Ferry Services LTD.
"We have made another breakthrough in the automotive logistics, taking first in St. Petersburg, the largest ocean-going ferry directly from Japan. This is the first after the crises large shipment of cars to Russia, and the largest in recent years…," RTL General Director Constantine Skovoroda said.
RTL Group LLC (RTL) was founded in 2004 as a full cycle logistics company. Since 2005, the Group has worked under direct contracts with major car manufacturers. The company is a leader on the market of customs clearance of vehicles, specializes in providing best logistics solutions for import of vehicles, equipment, auto parts, etc for car assembly plants. In 2006, RTL Group in conjunction with the Marine Fish Port opened the first Russian marine terminal for handling imported vehicles at the port of St. Petersburg. Currently, the Group is investing in the New Harbor Marine Terminal project, to be built in the Leningrad region.