Freight One
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| Locale | Russia |
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| Dates of operation | 2010–current |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Website | pgkweb.ru |
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The Freight One is a railway business formed in Russia during reforms by Russian Railways.[1] 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[2] it is Russia's largest rail transport operator.
Freight One has implemented simplified tariffs and standardised freight contracts.[3] A joint venture was planned with VR to handle rail freight between Russia and Finland; further expansion is planned in Europe.[4]
Freight One recently pioneered a new system that microwaves tank wagons to help extract heavy oil residues.[5]
In August 2012, Freight One sold 10,000 tank wagons to Transoil.[6]
In August 2011, Russian Railways announced plans to auction approximately 75% of shares in Freight One.[7] 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)[8] which bid 50bn roubles for the remaining 25% in October 2012.[9]
References
- ↑ "Russia's rail monopoly approves documents on $5 bln freight firm". Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ↑ "News – Russian Railways". 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ↑ "Advantageous Tariff — Comment — RZD-Partner Portal". Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ↑ "Russian and Finnish Railways Approve Freight Combine - Latest industry shipping news from the Handy Shipping Guide". Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ↑ "Railway Gazette: Microwaving a wagon". Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ↑ "World rolling stock market September 2012 - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ "Railway Gazette: Russian Railways to sell Freight One stake". Railway Gazette International. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ↑ "FT: Russian rail freight: meet the new boss". Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ↑ "Independent Transport Company selected for Freight One privatisation - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
External links
- Official site (English), (Russian)