Figaro ferry delivers new autos to RTL terminal in Big Port St. Peteburg (photo release)
New Chevrolet and Opel cars were rolled out from the ferry “Figaro” at the terminal of Russian Transport Lines (RTL) in Big Port St. Peteburg, the company said on Wednesday.
The Figaro, which has 227.8m in length, 32.3m in breadth, 11.3m of draft and a capacity of 8,000 cars, is the largest ferry that docked ever at Big Port St. Petersburg.
Previously, the ferry had called at the RTL terminal several times.
Moscow-headquartered LLC RTL Group (RTL) was founded in 2004 as a 3PL service provider. In 2005, the company started operating directly with major car manufacturers. RTL Group is a leading company in the market of customs clearance of vehicles, providing best logistics solutions for import of vehicles, equipment, auto parts, etc. for car assembly plants based in Russia. In 2006, RTL Group in conjunction with Sea Fishing Port commissioned the first Russian marine terminal for handling imported vehicles at the port of St. Petersburg. In 2011, RTL Group inaugurated the Novaya Gavan terminal at the port of Ust-Luga.
