FESCO assets

FESCO consistently increases its core assets, which enable the Company to offer reliable logistics solutions to its customers.

Today, FESCO’s assets comprise all essential links of its multimodal chain:

Container fleet
> 118 thousand units
total number of people employed
Vessel fleet
693 thousand tonnes
total deadweight
Fitting platform fleet
14844 units
total count
Terminals
1113 thousand TEU
total throughput capacity

Container fleet

FESCO’s container fleet comprises general‑purpose and refrigerated containers.

Container fleet structure, units
Container type 2021 2022 2023 2024 YoY change, % 2024/2023
General‑purpose containers 60,510 78,639 96,823 114,248 18
  • 20‑foot containers
21,324 30,667 29,186 36,543 25
  • 40‑foot containers
39,186 47,972 67,637 77,705 15
Refrigerated containers 2,926 4,659 4,928 4,742 (4)
  • 20‑foot containers
575 629 628 628 0
  • 40‑foot containers
2,351 4,030 4,300 4,114 (4)
Total 63,436 83,298 101,751 118,990 17

In 2024, FESCO’s fleet expanded by 17% to a record high of 118,990 units.

The main contributors to this growth, which responded to increased transportation volumes and customer needs, were 20‑foot (up 25%) and 40‑foot (up 15%) general‑purpose containers.

General view of VMTP
General view of VMTP

Fleet

The total deadweight and container capacity of FESCO’s fleet totals 693 thousand tonnes and 51 thousand TEU, respectively, including container vessels and universal bulk carriers, as well as an icebreaker transport ship which is unique in the Russian and global markets.

Fleet structure, kt
Vessel type 2021 2022 2023 2024 YoY change, % 2024/2023
Number/deadweight, kt
Container vessels 15/290 21/385 29/529 31/629 7/19
Universal bulk carriers 6/61 6/70 6/70 4/53 (33) / (24)
Icebreaker transport ships 1/11 2/15 2/15 1/11 (50) / (27)
Total 22/362 29/470 37/614 36/693 (3) / 13
Source: Company data

In 2024, FESCO enhanced its transport fleet with two additional container vessels to support transportation volumes across the Group’s domestic and international routes. Concurrently, we went on with our fleet renewal programme by divesting six vessels exceeding 25 years in service. This strategic fleet modernisation reduced the average age of FESCO’s transport fleet by 10%, bringing it to 15.5 years. To further strengthen our offering and establish new services, we secured supplementary vessels through time‑charter arrangements. These acquisitions increased the total deadweight of our fleet in operation by 79 thousand tonnes and expanded our capacity by 2 thousand TEU.

Vessel
General view of the container terminal. Aerial shot. FESCO container vessels in the foreground

Fitting platform fleet

With fitting platforms of various footage at the core of FESCO’s rolling stock, we can diversify our services and transport all types of containers.

Fitting platform fleet structure, units
Platform type 2021 2022 2023 2024 YoY change, % 2024/2023
40‑foot platforms 995 944 1,051 1,005 (4)
60‑foot platforms 1,236 1,065 1,060 1,060 0
80‑foot platforms 6,523 8,399 10,907 12,779 17
Total 8,754 10,408 13,018 14,844 14
Source: Company data

In 2024, our fleet expanded by 1,826 fitting platforms, or 14%, to reach 14,844 platforms by the year‑end.

The main increase came from 80‑foot platforms, which increased by 1,872 units, or 17%, in 2024.

Port and terminals

FESCO’s expedited logistics services rely on the Company’s own terminal network with specialised container and multi‑purpose terminals across Russia.

Key metrics of FESCO’s port and terminals
Indicator FESCO Gaydamak VMTP Novosibirsk Khabarovsk Tomsk
Total area, ha 4.5 71.6 20.4 9.7 0.6
Container storage area, ha 0 12.6 2.3 1.6 0.6
Container storage capacity, TEU 0 34,069 2,200 2,389 600
Storage area, ha 2.6 4.4 0 0 0
Container storage capacity, kt 93.6 93.8 0 0 0
Source: Company data

VMTP’s annual handling capacities
Indicator 2024
General cargoes, mt 5.0
Containers, k TEU 928
Vehicles, k units 100
Oil products, mt 0.4
Source: Company data

The Novosibirsk terminal and Stroyopttorg LLC in Khabarovsk are the base terminals for FESCO’s logistics chains in Novosibirsk and the Khabarovsk Territory. The terminals own railway lines, locomotives, and reachstackers.

FESCO’s inland terminals capacity, k TEU
Indicator Novosibirsk Khabarovsk Tomsk
Containers 118 54 13
Source: Company data

In 2024, Commercial Port of Vladivostok (VMTP PJSC, VMTP or Port of Vladivostok), FESCO’s key terminal, retained its leadership in container handling in Russia. VMTP benefits from convenient access to the Trans‑Siberian Railway and allows FESCO to capitalise on trade flows between Asia and Europe using the ice‑free Golden Horn Bay.

In 2024, the Novosibirsk terminal revised its Development Programme to introduce a hybrid handling technology utilising a gantry crane to include the development of infrastructure at the Yuzhnaya and Novosibirsk‑Vostochny railway stations with a commercial railcar inspection system.

FESCO takes further steps to expand its terminal network:

  • work is ongoing to construct a container terminal with a throughput capacity of 450 thousand TEU in the Trans‑Baikal Territory with a view to strengthening the Company’s logistics services via land border crossings;
  • for the container terminal in Kazan, we are securing inputs for infrastructure connectivity and finalising land rights acquisition to build a terminal with an annual thoughput capacity of 70 thousand TEU
Port and terminals