TransLes (a member of Demetra-Holding) has rendered for the first time ever a comprehensive service comprising the provision of timber flatcars with fitting cross-bars for vegetable oil transportation and making-up trains.
Commissioned by Evropac, TransLes shipped 5.5 thousand tons of rapeseed oil by two container trains from Russia to China. TransLes employees provided consulting services to the customer throughout the trip, escorted the cargo and informed the customer of its location.
Trains comprising 67 well cars each departed from Telegino station of the Southeastern Railway and Voynovka station of Sverdlovsk Railway to Zabaykalsk station bordering China.
Rapeseed oil produced in the Lipetsk and Tyumen regions was transported in universal containers using Evropac flexitanks, i.e. polymer elastic tanks for transportation of liquid nonhazardous cargoes. Oil was poured by Evropac specialists at the production facilities. Afterwards, the company organized its transportation by road to railway terminals, where trains were made up and dispatched.
Ruslan Pryanikov, Managing Director of TransLes:
"TransLes has been rendering containerized cargo transportation services since 2013 providing its own flatcars amounting to 9 000 units in total. Freight forwarding services are provided for all types of cargo from timber to automotive spare parts. Simultaneously, we are continually expanding the range of cargoes delivered. Cargo transportation using timber flatcars with fitting cross-bars allows to optimize logistics along traditional routes. It was the first time we shipped rapeseed oil, and we believe this experience was successful. Trips of this kind are to be arranged on a regular basis."
Ludwig Tarkhanyan, General Director of Evropac:
"Our company has the lead in transportation of Russian-produced vegetable oils to China, and we always strive to expand the pool of our partners. During the first seven months of 2024, our company dispatched more than 200 fast-track container trains for export, including 74 trains passed through land border crossings directly to China. We look forward to developing cooperation with TransLes and increasing the number of joint shipments in the near future."
