Globaltrans is the leading private freight rail transportation group operating in Russia, the CIS countries and the Baltics. It was founded in 2004 and now operates a fleet of c. 50,000 units. The Group’s customers are large Russian blue-chip companies, operating mainly in the metals and mining, oil products and oil and construction industries. Globaltrans became the first freight rail company operating in Russia to float on an international stock exchange, when it listed its GDRs¹ on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in 2008.

Leading private freight rail operator

Our main business is the provision of freight rail transportation services. We focus on the transportation of key industrial freight including metallurgical cargoes, oil products and oil, coal and various construction materials. Our railcar fleet is deployed across the entire territory of Russia and the CIS countries. In the first six month of 2011 our Freight Rail Turnover reached 57.5 billion tonnes-km. Our strongest market positions are in metallurgical cargoes, oil products and oil and coal with 11.3%², 10.5%³ and 3.7%⁴ of overall freight rail transportation volumes of respective cargoes in Russia.

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Track record of growth

Since it was set up in 2004 Globaltrans has grown rapidly, quickly establishing itself as a market leader in the freight rail transportation sector. In the last five years alone, the Group has tripled the size of its fleet, becoming the largest private freight rail group in Russia by the size of Owned Fleet. Over the same period, our Adjusted EBITDA has increased fivefold. We continue to expand our business pursuing a strategy of opportunistic profitable growth.

Large, modern and balanced fleet

Our Total Fleet stands at 49,529 units (as of 30 June 2011), 79% of which are owned⁵ by the Group. The average age of the rolling stock within our Owned Fleet is 6.3 years⁶, making it one of the most modern fleets in the industry. We aim to keep a balanced fleet split between gondola cars, representing 58% and rail tank cars making up 41% of the Group’s Total Fleet. Universal gondola cars are used for transportation of various bulk cargoes while rail tank cars are predominantly used for transportation of oil products and oil.

Advanced logistics and fleet management systems

One of the cornerstones of our business model is our advanced destination and traffic management systems that enable Globaltrans to maximise fleet utilisation and decrease Empty Runs. Our logistics centre is equipped to manage the dispatch and routing of rolling stock on a 24/7 basis employing advanced information systems and providing our customers with effective, reliable and flexible transportation solutions.

Partner of choice for Russian blue-chip companies

Our customers demand high levels of service and excellence of execution. We have a deserved reputation for delivering reliable service and effective transportation solutions. Our partners include many of Russia’s most important blue-chip companies including leading industrial groups such as Evraz, Gazpromneft, Lukoil, Mechel, Metalloinvest, MMK, Rosneft, Severstal, TNK-BP and Ural Steel. We seek to establish long-term partnerships with our customers, based on mutual benefit and trust. We believe that our service offering differs from those of our competitors because we offer our customers a combination of superior operational capabilities coupled with one of largest and modern railcar fleets available.