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FESCO

FESCO is a leading transportation and logistics company in Russia operating a variety of assets including ports, terminals, vessel fleet and rolling stock. The company provides door-to-door services and controls all steps of the intermodal transportation chain. FESCO actively works in the Russian Far East and contributing to the growing trade between Russia and Asian countries.
Update: In November 2023, FESCO became part of state-owned Rosatom.

Russia’s FESCO delivers chemical plant equipment to Tuzla, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group has organized and delivered large-capacity equipment for a chemical plant from...

Russia’s FESCO opens branch in Mersin, Turkey

Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – The Russian transport company FESCO has opened a branch in Mersin, Southeast Turkey. This marks another step...

FESCO’s new line links India to Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – Russia’s FESCO transport group has launched the FESCO Indian Line which links the ports of...

UPDATE: Russia claims its ports handled 841.5 million tonnes of cargo in 2022

Ports Europe previous article (January 6, 2022): Russia claims its ports handled 840 million tonnes of cargo in 2022 Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 14,...

Russia’s FESCO keeps increasing its containers fleet filling the sanctions created shortage

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 25, 2022 – FESCO is filling in the containers void in the Russian market after the largest global logistics companies...

Russia plans container lines from China to St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk ports

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Reduced freight rates for sea container transportation are allowing Russian logistics companies to...

New line to deliver Egypt’s food and agricultural products to Russia via Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – DalRefTrans company, part of the giant Russian FESCO Transport Group, is planning to launch a new...

Next sanctions-busting container line Turkey-Russia

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 22, 2022 – Next sanctions-busting container line Turkey-Russia for private consumer goods has been set up....

FESCO expands container services between Russia and China

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – FESCO expands container services between Russia and China, launching a sea line through the Suez...

FESCO increases container cargo by 13% in 9 months in Novosibirsk

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 2, 2022 – In the first nine months of 2022 container terminal of FESCO Transportation Group in Novosibirsk...

Huge decline in Russia’s containerized cargo due to sanctions

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 30, 2022 – There has been a huge decline in Russia’s containerized import and export cargo due to sanctions. In...

New regular container line from Novorossiysk to Istanbul to start

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 16, 2022 – One more regular container line from Novorossiysk to Istanbul, Turkey, will start services this coming...

Russia’s containerized cargo market is losing ground

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 9, 2022 – Russia’s containerized cargo market is losing ground decreasing by -15.6% in the first eight months of...

A dozen new sanction-busting cargo services link Novorossiysk and Turkey

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) August 9, 2022 – In the past months, a dozen Russian companies have launched new linear cargo services (regular routes on...

Port of Novorossiysk to Turkey – the new cargo route

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) August 3, 2022 – Turkey is the big winner from the western sanctions against Russia, especially in the transport...

Western sanctions bite against Russia’s shipping

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – Western sanctions-hit Russia is in dire need of attracting additional fleet capacity, especially in the...

New Russian railway service to link Germany, the Netherlands and Italy with Russia, despite sanctions

St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) April 29, 2022 – Despite massive Western sanctions against Russia for its invasion in Ukraine, the first train of the...

FESCO starts China-Germany intermodal container service

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Russia’s FESCO Transport Group (FESCO) has launched a regular intermodal container service from...

FESCO starts container train to deliver cars from China to Europe

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) has been expanding its geography of transit services and has launched a container train for expedited delivery of cars from...

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