Freight One

The Freight One (Russian: Первая грузовая компания) is a railway business formed in Russia during reforms by Russian Railways.[6] Freight One owns over 200,000 units of rolling stock of different types, 21% of the total fleet in Russia, and it shipped over 100 million tons of freight in 2008[7] it is Russia's largest rail transport operator.

Freight One
Founded2010
Headquarters,
Russia
Revenue$1.68 billion[1] (2017)
$537 million[2] (2017)
$36 million[3] (2016)
Total assets$2.33 billion[4] (2017)
Total equity$1.39 billion[4] (2017)
OwnerUCL Rail B.V. (99.9%)[5]
Websitepgkweb.ru
Russian Railways, Gondola (rail) by «Uralvagonzavod»

Freight One has implemented simplified tariffs and standardised freight contracts.[8] A joint venture was planned with VR to handle rail freight between Russia and Finland; further expansion is planned in Europe.[9]

Freight One recently pioneered a new system that microwaves tank wagons to help extract heavy oil residues.[10]

In August 2012, Freight One sold 10,000 tank wagons to Transoil.[11]

In August 2011, Russian Railways announced plans to auction approximately 75% of shares in Freight One.[12] It began divesting of Freight One in 2011, selling a 75% stake in the company to UCLH (the transport group controlled by Vladimir Lisin, one of Russia's richest people)[13] which bid 50bn roubles for the remaining 25% in October 2012.[14]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.