FESCO Shifts Southern Cargo via Vladivostok
The FESCO transport group (operating under the control of the state corporation 'Rosatom') is expanding alternative railway and intermodal cargo delivery routes to southern Russia via Vladivostok and St. Petersburg, amid the situation in the waters of the Black Sea, the group announced.
Consensus
- FESCO is expanding alternative rail and intermodal routes for delivering goods to southern Russia.
- The company is using Vladivostok and Saint Petersburg as key hubs for these routes.
- FESCO has resumed regular rail service from Vladivostok's port to Timashyovskaya station in Krasnodar Krai.
- Two container trains per month are running initially, with four additional express trains to Rostov-on-Don monthly.
- Intermodal routes are available from Rostov-on-Don and Timashyovskaya to East and Southeast Asia via Vladivostok.
- FESCO also operates rail services from Saint Petersburg to Timashyovskaya and Novorossiysk for goods from China, India, and Southeast Asia.
- The company suspended new bookings for Black Sea routes after the sinking of the 'Yanina' container ship on August 1.
- The sinking occurred 130 miles from Novorossiysk.
- FESCO is managing terminal complexes in Vladivostok, Kaliiningrad, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, and Khaborovsk.
- FESCO is part of the Rosatom management circle.
- FESCO owns the Vladivostok Sea Trade Port and other logistics companies including FESCO Integrated Transport, Dальрефтранс, Transgarant, and FESCO Trans.
Points of divergence
- FESCO has restarted regular rail service from Vladivostok to Timashyovskaya with two container trains per month and four express trains to Rostov-on-Don per month. — kommersant
- FESCO's deputy CEO, German Maslov, stated the company's goal is to rapidly adapt transport solutions to changing circumstances and ensure clients' required transport volumes. — interfax
- Some transport companies have suspended operations on Black Sea routes, while others have introduced military risk surcharges. — kommersant
- FESCO operates over 30 ships, mostly on its own maritime lines, and has a container fleet of around 200,000 TEU and nearly 15,000 flat racks. — interfax
- In 2023, the presidential decree transferred 92.5% of shares in Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO's parent) to Rosatom. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- FESCO redirected southern cargo through Vladivostok — Коммерсантъ
- FESCO develops alternative cargo delivery routes to southern Russia — Интерфакс