Continuous monitoring commodity and industrial markets, as well as monitoring of the situation in the field of operation of rolling stock carried out by specialists of Group of companies "Novotrans" together with JSC "Russian Railways" for 2019, has enabled the holding significantly affect the nomenclature of the goods transported. The share of coal last year was reduced to 79% (in 2018 84%). Transportation of metallurgical cargoes occupied in the total amount of 10% instead of 6% a year earlier. 11% were in construction and other goods. Just 2019, carried more than 30 million tons of cargo.

"Deep forecasting and operational monitoring of markets enabled us to offset the dependence on fluctuations in market prices for coal, as well as to expand the pool of shippers. It includes a large steel corporations, such as LLC management company "metalloinvest" LTD "TC "EvrazHolding" and several others. With them long-term contracts. In addition to the West Siberian railway, which is key for us, we actively increase the loading on Krasnoyarsk, North, October, South-East and Moscow highways. In 2020, we will continue diversifying our cargo base," - said the President of Group of companies "Novotrans" Konstantin Goncharov.

According to the plans for the current year, the share of coal in the nomenclature of "Novotrans" reduced to 63%, and smelting cargoes in Russia will increase to 35%. With potential shippers held preliminary talks.

The group of companies "Novotrans" was founded in 2004. The holding is one of the largest operators of railway rolling stock, Russia and CIS. Freight car fleet - 25 thousand units. The group provides clients with a full range of transport services: transport with our own rolling stock, logistics solutions for companies dispatching. Own repair service provides a full range of services for maintenance of freight cars, integrating 4 high-tech enterprises in the Moscow, Irkutsk, Kemerovo regions and Altai Krai. In 2019, the holding has started the implementation of the investment project on creation of a modern port infrastructure LUGAPORT in the seaport of Ust-Luga (Leningrad region). Holding begins to enter into the stevedoring business. LLC "Stevedoring company "Novotrans" - the General agent of Rosmorport at the auto-railway ferry complex in Ust-Luga port. Complex connect Ust-Luga with Kaliningrad region and ensures transport security of the Russian enclave.