The investment plan of RZD (PJSC TransContainer under the Delo Group) in 2022 exceeds 18 billion rubles. The company's own funds are used to develop key assets such as rolling stock, transportation equipment and terminal complexes.
Nearly half of the investment funds were used to replenish the high-capacity container fleet. As a result, RZD purchased 2.7 times as many containers as originally planned. This is due to the need to complete the number of containers used in the Russian Federation, which has been significantly reduced due to the withdrawal of international shipping lines.
Last year, RZD ordered a total of about 23,700 containers with a total capacity of more than 37,600 TEUs. The initial plan for the 2022 investment program was to purchase about 8,600 containers with a total capacity of 12,500 TEUs. The total amount allocated for this purpose has more than doubled from 4 billion rubles to 9 billion rubles.
"In the event of the withdrawal of containers from Russia by Western shipping companies, we are focused on completing the container fleet that was previously used in Russian logistics but was 'obsolete'. Eliminate the shortage of such transport equipment by purchasing approximately 24,000 containers "Russian Railway Group's first vice president Victor Markov said, "Through the 10% container import tax clearance and preferential loans, the Russian Railway Group's additional purchase plan has been supported."
By the end of 2022, RZD's fleet will reach 130,000 containers, with a total capacity of nearly 200,000 TEUs (including bulk containers as well as open and hard open containers for bulky and heavy cargo). A year ago, the number of containers owned by RZD was about 100,000, with a capacity of about 150,000 TEUs.
In addition to containers, Russian Railway Group purchased about 2,600 flatbed vehicles at a price of nearly 8 billion rubles in 2022, including 2,200 80-foot flatbed vehicles. Deliveries have also increased by around 20% compared to the original plan.
About 2 billion rubles were allocated to maintaining and upgrading the terminal assets, of which about 700 million rubles were spent on lifting equipment and about 900 million rubles on design and construction work. The key projects are the introduction of end-to-end technology at the Zabaikalsk terminals, as well as at Krasnoyarsk (Bazakh station), Kazan (Ragnaya station) and Kirov (Kirov-Kot Ras Base Station) to rebuild the pier.
PJSC TransContainer is a leader in container rail logistics in Eurasia. There are about 130,000 container fleets with a capacity of about 200,000 TEUs and about 40,000 flatbed trucks. RZD has 40 railway terminals in Russia. Also owns 58.67% of Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO), which owns 13 ships. The sole shareholder of RZD is the Delo Group.