TransContainer’s transportation volumes down 2.2% to 701,300 TEUs in HI’13
The volume of container transportation by the rolling stock of Russian rail container operator TransContainer OJSC reached 701,300 TEUs in HI’13 (against 716,800 TEUs in the same period of 2012), a 2.2-pct decline, year-on-year, the company says.
TransContainer OJSC operates as a subsidiary of Russian Railways OJSC from July 2006. The company owns 46 terminals in Russia’s major freight centres, with its branches covering the entire Russian railway network. The company’s major shareholder is Russian Railways with 50% +2 shares. FESCO holds 23.7%, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 9.25%, Transfingroup CJSC 5.1%. In 2012, container transportation by the rolling stock of TransContainer OJSC increased by 8.9% to 1.48 mln TEUs.