Tested technology allows the loading of grain cargoes in bulk, without removing the container from the car-platform.

"We see that the transportation of bulk goods in containers by rail is becoming increasingly popular among clients. In answering this query, JSC "FGC" working to expand the range of services. Experienced sending chickpea in Egypt has shown that cereals can be successfully transported in universal containers, including in the export areas. Thus, the inclusion of railway transport in the chain of multimodal container transportation allows owners of bulk cargoes to improve logistics efficiency routes", – said General Director of JSC "Federal freight" Victor Voronovich.

The CEO added that in the long term on well-tested route planned regular dispatch.

It is expected that the technology will become part of one of the priority directions of activities of JSC "FGC" – work on innovative projects in the sphere of development of rail freight market and will be included in the range of services on transportation of grain and other bulk cargo in containers. At the end of 2019, JSC "FGC" has already begun to implement a unique technology of transportation of such cargoes in specialized containers. Tests using prototype container were held in October 2019 at the station Karbyshevo-1 Omsk region of the West Siberian railway.

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Joint stock company "Federal freight company" (subsidiary of JSC "RZD") is one of the largest cargo rail operators in Russia. JSC "FGC" is among the three leaders of the rating of operators INFOLine RAIL RUSSIA TOP.

The main activity of the Company is providing rolling stock for transportation of goods, and rendering of transport-forwarding services. Total car fleet of JSC "FGC" 135.8 thousand units of rolling stock (as of 15.03.2020).

On the Russian Railways has 15 branches and agencies of transport services JSC Federal freight, as well as representative offices in Moscow and Kazakhstan.

Official site of JSC "FGC": www.railfgk.ru.