National Container Company becomes part of Global Ports
On 27 December 2013 National Container Company and FCT, ULCT and LT terminals became part of Global Ports, NCC announced.
The acquisition of NCC Group, the second largest container terminals operator in Russia, strengthens Global Ports leading position in the growing Russian container market.
Global Ports Investments PLC is the leading operator of container terminals in the Russian market.
Global Ports terminals are located in the Baltic and Far East Basins, key regions for foreign trade cargo flows. Global Ports operates five container terminals in Russia (Petrolesport, First Container Terminal, Ust-Luga Container Terminal and Moby Dik in St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga port cluster, Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company in the Vostochny Port) and two container terminals in Finland (Multi-Link Terminals Helsinki and Multi-Link Terminals Kotka). Global Ports Group also owns 75% in Yanino Logistics Park and 100% of inland Logistika-Terminal, both located in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, and a 50% share in the major oil product terminal, AS Vopak E.O.S., in Estonia.
Excluding NCC Group, Global Ports consolidated revenue for the first six months of 2013 was USD 249.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA8 for the first six months of 2013 was USD 137.7 million. The Russian Ports segment had a total container throughput of approximately 707 thousand TEUs in the first six months of 2013 (excluding Yanino).
Immediately following completion of the Transaction, Global Ports major shareholders are Transportation Investments Holding Limited (operating under the brand name of N-Trans), one of the largest private transportation and infrastructure groups in Russia (30.75%), and APM Terminals B.V., whose core expertise is the design, construction, management and operation of ports, terminals and inland services with a global terminal network of 64 operating port facilities and 165 Inland Services operations, giving APM Terminals a global presence in 68 countries (30.75%). 20.5% of Global Ports shares are in public hands and held in the form of global depositary receipts listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE ticker: GLPR). Each of Ilibrinio Establishment Limited and Polozio Enterprises Limited (former owners of NCC Group) own 9% of the share capital of Global Ports.
NCC Group Limited was founded in 2002 and, together with its subsidiaries, was the second largest container terminal operator in Russia, by gross container throughput in 2012, according to ASOP. Its key assets include 100% of the First Container Terminal in St. Petersburg, 80% of the recently launched Ust-Luga Container Terminal in the port of Ust-Luga and 100% of Logistika-Terminal (LT), an inland container terminal close to St. Petersburg. NCC Groups container terminal operations are located on the Baltic Sea, one of the key gateways for Russian container cargo. NCC Groups marine terminals had an annual container handling capacity of approximately 1.69 million TEUs and have the potential to be expanded to accommodate increases in demand for container handling services in the Baltic region of Russia. The annual capacity of NCC Groups inland container facility, LT, currently amounts to 200 thousand TEUs.
NCC Groups marine container terminals had a total container throughput of approximately 1,069 thousand TEUs in 2012. In the first six months of 2013, NCC Groups marine terminals handled approximately 561 thousand TEUs, which represented growth of approximately 6.5% compared to the first six months of 2012.