Russian logistics company AMTEK, which provides international freight transportation, has organized the first direct rail route from Tongliao (China) to Murmansk (Russia) for a fast container train carrying drilling equipment for Rosneft, which is building a seaport in Murmansk as part of the creation of a special economic zone. The new route has already competed with existing sea lines.

"An express train with 53 forty-foot containers loaded with drilling rods, sodium glutamate and special equipment for the construction of oil rigs with a total weight of 1.4 thousand tons left the city of Tongliao in China's Inner Mongolia province on March 5, 2020. The container service operator is the Russian company AMTEK and the consignee is OAO Rosneft. Containers for transportation were provided by PJSC TransContainer," said the representative of AMTEK.

As General Director of "AMTEK" Armen Minasyan specified, the first train went through the border crossing Manchuria (China) - Zabaikalsk (Russia) on the route Tianjin - Tunliao - Manchuria - Zabaikalsk - Murmansk which length is 9,2 thousand km, the train has overcome for 12 days. At the same time, it would have taken 40 days to ship cargo by sea via St. Petersburg ports. At the same time, due to railway transportation subsidizing by the Chinese government the cost of such shipments is almost identical to the sea ones. Thus, the price of shipments to Murmansk by rail is about $4,000, and by sea - from $4,000 to $4,500.

He added that if spare parts from China continue to be shipped, AMTEK will increase the regularity of trains. As the service does not provide for return shipment from Murmansk, the empty containers will be relocated to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

About company

Logistics company "AMTEK" - this is a young, rapidly growing company, which has years of experience has successfully proven to be among the customers as a reliable and responsible partner in the international cargo transportation. The company has strong and long-standing relationships with partners not only in Russia but also in China. In addition, the logistics company "AMTEK" is a member of the Russian Association of freight forwarding and logistics organizations.

The company was founded in 2013 by Armen Gevorgovich Minasyan, who is the sole founder and owner of the company and has extensive experience in business management in such major companies as CJSC "DVTG", Ntrans and SWIFT.

The company's annual turnover is about 1.5 billion rubles. At the same time, in the near future, "AMTEK" is planning to achieve technological and innovative leadership in logistics and cargo transportation.

During the last four years the company "AMTEK" has taken an active part in international exhibitions and forums.

AMTEK has branches in several cities in Russia - in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and also in Zabaikalsk and Nakhodka. The company's head office is located in Moscow at 14, Proezd Serebryakova.

Types of transports

Part of the process of cargo transportation is the development of optimal logistic scheme, in this regard, "AMTEK" offers customers the possibility of delivery by different modes of transport.

One of the most popular is the transportation by road, through which it is possible to deliver the cargo both within the country and abroad. This type of transportation has several advantages, namely: economical, mobility and efficiency.

Bulk cargoes are transported over long distances by railroad transport.

For intercontinental carriage of oversized and bulky cargoes sea transport is used, which is a relatively economical way of transportation.

Air freight is the fastest, but at the same time the most expensive type of cargo transportation.

Multimodal transport includes delivery using several modes of transport. Most often, this type of transportation is carried out in containers, which optimizes the mobility and safety of cargo during transportation.

Geography of transportation

"AMTEK" carries out transportation in Russia (from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok), China (Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, etc.) and some countries of Northern Europe (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia).

Clients and partners

Over the entire period of activity "AMTEK" has developed a large customer base. At present the company cooperates with many Russian and foreign organizations from different fields, including: SIBUR Holding PJSC, KAO Azot (Kemerovo), OCK Schekinoazot, JSC Volga, CJSC Retal, Kronospan, TSLK (Trans-Siberian Forest Company) LLC, APH Miratorg, GEFCO (GEFCO) LLC, PJSC TransContainer and many others.