TransContainer
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TransContainer is an intermodal freight transport
company based in Russia
. It is a subsidiary of RZD.
It is Russia's main intermodal container transport and integrated logistics company; it transports over a million TEU
s per year. The company owns about 60% of the total flatcar fleet in Russia, holds 52% of the rail container transportation market and 32% of the container terminal handling market in Russia. Transcontainer also owns about 60,000 ISO containers, owns a network of rail-side container terminals, which are located at 46 railway stations in Russia, and operates one container terminal in Slovakia.
In 2010, TransContainer began an IPO, which valued the company at $1.32 billion; Fesco bought a 12.5% stake. TransContainer is listed on the MICEX, RTS and London Stock exchanges. The company’s major shareholder is Russian Rail-ways which has a 50% shareholding +2 shares.
Intermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation , without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and...
company based in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is a subsidiary of RZD.
It is Russia's main intermodal container transport and integrated logistics company; it transports over a million TEU
TEU
TEU may refer to:* Twenty-foot equivalent unit, a measure used for capacity in container transportation* Treaty on European Union, formal name of the Maastricht Treaty on the creation of the euro...
s per year. The company owns about 60% of the total flatcar fleet in Russia, holds 52% of the rail container transportation market and 32% of the container terminal handling market in Russia. Transcontainer also owns about 60,000 ISO containers, owns a network of rail-side container terminals, which are located at 46 railway stations in Russia, and operates one container terminal in Slovakia.
In 2010, TransContainer began an IPO, which valued the company at $1.32 billion; Fesco bought a 12.5% stake. TransContainer is listed on the MICEX, RTS and London Stock exchanges. The company’s major shareholder is Russian Rail-ways which has a 50% shareholding +2 shares.