TransContainer's box traffic by DVZD up 6% to 395,000TEUs
Russian rail operator TransContainer JSC in January-October 2014 increased container traffic on the Far East Railway (DVZD) network by 6% on the ten-month period of 2013 to 395,000 TEUs, the company said a press release.
For the first ten months of 2014 the Far Eastern Railway stations loaded into 40' HC containers more than 4,580 tonnes of cargo (+ 7% year-on-year). Average daily loading rate for the period was 15,000 tonnes. The average weight of the container was 18,000 tonnes, which is 102% from the same period last year.
In October 2014, rail-borne container traffic in twenty-foot equivalent units rose 2% year-on-year to 41,000 TEUs, or 491,000 tonnes of freight (+ 6%).
About TransContainer
TransContainer (LSE ticker: TRCN) is the leading intermodal container transportation company in Russia. It is the market leader in Russia by flatcar fleet size, container transportation by rail and rail-side container terminal throughput. As of 31 December 2013, it operated 26,305 flatcars and 62,367 containers. It owns a network of 46 rail-side container terminals in Russia, 19 rail-side terminals in Kazakhstan (through its joint venture company KedenTransService) and operates one terminal in Slovakia. Company's sales network comprises approximately 140 sales offices across Russia as well as presence in the CIS, Europe and Asia. TransContainer is listed at Moscow Exchange and LSE. Company's major shareholder is JSC Russian Railways with 50%+2 shares.
