The official ceremony dedicated to the arrival of the 25th regular container train FESCO Minsk Shuttle took place in Minsk, Belarus on 7 March 2017. The weekly rail service from Vladivostok port in the Russian Far East to Kolyadichi station in the Republic of Belarus was launched in September 2016. As announced by FESCO press […]
Russian port of Bronka has started testing an innovative container for bulk cargoes, writes PortNews. The container is developed by Russian company UNA and promoted by KOTTA Container, both firms are based in St. Petersburg. The framework of the container is made of steel, passed preliminary trials according to the program and methodology approved by the […]
Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg (part of UCL Holding), Russia, unloaded 2 locomotives and 11 passenger coaches of Spanish high-speed train Talgo, after which they were successfully delivered to the point of destination in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. The cargo arrived at the end of February from Bilbao via Antwerp by Finnlines’ MS Finnsea ro-ro carrier. For […]
The privatization of 25% – 1 share of Russia’s Sovcomflot (SCF) will be realized through public offering at Moscow stock exchange, said yesterday Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin. TASS news agency also quotes his comment that a simultaneous listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is not planned. SCF is Russia’s largest shipping company […]
The 22nd International Exhibition “TransRussia” will be held in Moscow, Russia on 18-20 April 2017. TransRussia is the country’s largest exhibition of transport and logistics services and technologies. 13,214 professionals from 74 Russian regions and 51 countries took part in the event in 2016. The list of participants included 335 companies from Russia and 27 countries. The exhibition […]
The total handling capacity of the Russian sea ports has increased in 2016 by 32 mln tons, reaching 715-720 mln tons, according to the estimates of the Federal Agency Rosmorrechflot. The capacity growth was provided by the construction of new terminals as well as by the expansion of the operating ones. But the current changes […]
Container Terminal Saint-Petersburg (CTSP, member of UCL Holding), Russia, invested about RUR 1.5 bln (approx. USD 22.4 mln) in the terminal development in 2016, which is 2.3 times more than in 2015. The funding was used to purchase new equipment and upgrading engineering facilities, as announced in the company’s press release this week. Thus, the […]
Petrolesport Ro-Ro terminal (PLP) in St.Petersburg, Russia has finished unloading new E-Class vessels of United European Car Carriers (UECC), Europe’s leading short sea Ro-Ro operator, writes PortNews. The terminal successfully handled 3 vessel calls which brought 1,840 cars and 370 heavy trucks. The cargo was delivered to PLP within a regular service Southampton – Zeebrugge […]
The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service of Russia (FAS) and A.P.Moller-Maersk A/S have negotiated a settlement agreement on the cartel case, writes today Russian business newspaper Vedomosti. FAS does not disclose the details of the agreement. The service’s representative has said that on February, 13 there will be a court hearing where the agreement may be approved. […]
The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service of Russia (FAS) has fined 5 major shipping lines RUR 1.5 bln (approx. USD 25 mln) for cartel actions, writes TASS news agency. At the end of 2015, FAS declared that A.P.Moller-Maersk A/S, CMA CGM SA, Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., LTD, Orient Overseas Container Line Limited and Evergreen Marine Corp. Ltd […]
