Throughput of Freight One JSC up 3.4 times to 37 mln t in Q1 09
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In the first quarter of 2009, Freight One JSC carried 37.1 million tonnes of cargo (up 3.4 times, year-on-year), the company’s press center states.
In March the company carried 15.1 million tonnes of cargo (+34% against February 09).
In January-March 2009, the company transported 13.6 million tonnes of coal; 13.5 million tonnes of oil cargo; 3.1 million tonnes of ore, over 2.8 million tonnes of construction materials; 1.5 million tonnes of cement; 0.4 million tonnes of ferrous metal and 2.1 million tonnes of other cargo.
The company’s share in total volume of cargo transported by the network of Russian Railways OJSC reached 14.1% in Q1 09.
JSC Freight One is Russia’s largest rail transport operator. The main founder and owner of Freight One ordinary shares is JSC Russian Railways (RZD). The non-commercial organization Zheldorreform as a co-founder owns one ordinary share in the company.