In HI’2017 TransContainer transported 869,000 TEUs, up 18.7% Y-o-Y
Container volumes transported by the TransContainer’s flatcar and container fleet grew by 18.7% year-on-year to 860 thousand TEU, mainly as a result of an increase in transit, import and export transportation, the Company’s press release says.
In the reporting period, transportation of transit and import cargo showed the highest growth – 72.3% and 44.3%.
Container volumes transported by the Company’s flatcar fleet in the first half of 2017 increased by 19.2% year-on-year to 800 thousand TEU from 671 thousand TEU a year earlier.
TransContainer (LSE ticker: TRCN) is the leading intermodal container transportation company in Russia with a market share of approximately 47%. It is the market leader in Russia by flatcar fleet size, container transportation by rail and rail-side container terminal throughput. As at 31 March 2017, it owned and leased 23,432 flatcars and 68,453 ISO containers. TransContainer also owns a network of rail-side container terminals, located at 44 railway stations across Russia and operates one terminal in Slovakia under a longterm lease agreement. The Company's joint venture JSC Kedentransservice ("Kedentransservice", or "KDTS") also operates 19 inland rail-side terminals in Kazakhstan. The Company's sales network comprises of 111 sales outlets in Russia, along with additional outlets across the CIS, Europe and Asia. TransContainer is listed at Moscow Exchange and LSE. The Company's major shareholder with 50% +2 shares is United Transportation and Logistics Company, established by Russian Railways, Belorussian Railway and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.
