Business Partners

Russian Railways

"Russian Railways" JSC is one of the largest rail companies in the world with huge volumes of passenger and freight transportation. The company has high ratings, qualified specialists in all the spheres of the rail business, extensive scientific and technological basis, project and construction foacilities, experience in international cooperation. 100% of the stock of the company operating the railways network as long as 85,5 thousand kilometers belongs to the RF state. Russian Railways, JSC performs the transportation of 1,3 bln passengers and 1,3 bln tons of freight annually.

Russian Railways, JSC belongs to the top 3 of the leaders of the rail industry of the world.
The major objectives of the company – to ensure the demand opf the state, legal units and the people in rail transportation, work and services rendered by the rail transport, as well as bringing profit.

Strategic objectives of the Company:

• Increasing the scale of the transport business;
• Increasing the production and economic efficiency;
• Increasing the quality and safety of transportation;
• Deep integration into the Euro-Asian transport system;
• Increasing financial stability and efficiency.

Latvian Railway

Since 2007 the state company Latvian Railway (LDz), which was founded in 1919, functions as the Group, managed by the holding company SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš. The Group consists of five subsidiaries that are responsible for such spheres of activity of railway transport as freight and international passenger carriages, construction and maintenance of infrastructure, repairs and maintenance of rolling stock, objects and freight security, allocation of railway infrastructure capacity, and determination of charges for its use.

In 2010, LDz was ranked the third valuable company in the country. As regards freight traffic volumes per total track length, LDz is considered one of the most efficient railways in Europe.

The subsidiary of SJSC Latvijas dzelzceļš – LDZ CARGO Ltd – is the fifth largest railway freight operator in the European Union and the largest in the Baltic States. The company transports freight in the transit corridors East-West and North-South, operating in two legal environments — SMGS and CIM, as well as provides freight forwarding and logistics services.

Due to successful development strategies of the company and promotion of international cooperation, the consequences of the global economic crisis were minimized: compared to the record in 2008 when freight turnover of Latvian Railway reached 56 million tons, in subsequent years there was only a small drop - to 49.1 million tons in 2010. Given the growing interest in freight transport, LDz plans in future to increase throughput capacity of the East-West transit corridor up to 85 million tons of freight per year and ensure the quality of railway infrastructure services in accordance with the requirements of operators through the implementation of several projects to modernize infrastructure.

The key strategic partners of LDz still remain Russia (Russian freight makes up 67% of total freight turnover by the Group), Belarus, Kazakhstan and other countries of 1520 mm railway network.

www.ldz.lv

RZDstroy

OJSC “RZDstroy” is one of the leading companies in the market of transport construction. It is among five largest Russian companies by sales of construction services. “RZDstroy” is a federal-scale industrial construction company, which ensures fulfillment of contract works all over Russia – from Kaliningrad to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. It includes 20 construction and assembly trusts, located across the entire network of Russian railways. Today the company is the contractor of a great number of projects, including those of high complexity. For the years of its operation the company has put in commission over 600 kilometers of railways, reconstructed 112 stations, built and  restored 320 bridges, 440 kilometers of power supply lines, 217 railway stations and depots. At the same time, OJSC “RZDstroy” is a multi- field construction company. Potential, accumulated on the projects within the company’s structure, also allows to work successfully in related segments. The company has huge experience in implementation of industrial and civil facilities construction projects: railway stations, depots, residential and administrative buildings, sports facilities.

www.rzdstroy.ru

ERGO Baltic Insurance Group

ERGO is one of the leading insurance groups in the Baltic States operating on the non-life, life and health insurance markets in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belorussia, on the second pillar pension fund market in Estonia and Lithuania and on the non-life insurance market in Belarus. Almost 450,000 clients in the Baltic States trust the services, expert knowledge and financial stability of ERGO.
ERGO Baltic companies belong to the ERGO Insurance Group. With premium income amounting to € 20 billion ERGO is one of the major insurance groups in Europe. Worldwide, ERGO is represented in more than 30 countries and concentrates on Europe and Asia. In Europe, ERGO is no. 1 in the health and legal expenses insurance segments, and in its home market of Germany it is among the market leaders.
ERGO offers a wide spectrum of different types of insurance and other services, and, as a reliable and fair partner, intends to be the permanent no. 1 choice for all provision and insurance needs of its clients. Over 40 million customers not only rely on the extensive range of insurance, provision and services provided by ERGO and its companies, but also its security and financial strength.
ERGO is part of Munich Re, one of the world's leading reinsurers and risk carriers. Under its umbrella, both primary insurer and reinsurer capitalize on opportunities to turn risk into value. The investments undertaken by Munich Re amount to approximately € 182 billion, of which € 113 billion are accounted for by ERGO, and are managed by the joint asset management and fund company MEAG.

www.ergo.lv

DEVK

DEVK was founded in 1886 as a self-help institution for rail workers under the name of ‘Burial funds for officials and employees in the districts of the Royal Railway Administration of Wroclaw’. Since then, DEVK has developed into a modern, high-quality insurance Group. A significant milestone in the history of the company was the admission of private clients in the 1970s. With this, the foundations for further growth were laid. Of course, the company has always adapted to new market conditions. Nevertheless, a series of fundamental principles have remained an inherent part of DEVK. These include the legal status of the two parent companies as a mutual insurance association, and in particular the pledge to offer cost-effective insurance with fair conditions. This means: DEVK members are simultaneously shareholders. This has many advantages. DEVK does not have to consider third-party investors and members can even benefit from refunds of any premiums that were not required. Therefore DEVK offers German railway union EVG members special discounts. Under the umbrella of the two parent associations, specialised entities work in various insurance areas to ensure flexibility, client orientation and efficiency. Throughout Germany, some 1,200 branches ensure that the distance to DEVK is as short as possible for all existing and potential clients. Around 2,250 full-time and 4,000 part-time agents are on hand to deal with the requests, concerns and needs of members and clients. Today, some four million customers with 13.4 million exposures across all sectors rely on DEVK. Based on the number of contracts, DEVK is Germany’s fourth-largest contents insurer and the country’s fifth-largest for vehicle and sixth largest for liability insurance.

www.devk.de

Logistics Operator

"Logistics Operator" Ltd – a Russian 3PL-provider that offers a comprehensive service to provide a complete container shipping solution to their customers.
A very important component among the range of services provided by our Company is the organization of through intermodal cargo transportation from Europe, South East Asia, Africa and America, with further delivery from ports of discharge by express container trains to the Central European part of Russia, thus implementing the "Door to Door" transport service.
To date, our Company has already arranged the following regular through rail services of express container-train delivery: Tallinn (Estonia) - Moscow-Tovarnaya Octyabrijskaya Railway Station ("Moscow Express"); Riga (Latvia) - Moscow-Tovarnaya Octyabrijskaya Railway Station ("Riga Express"); St. Petersburg - Moscow-Tovarnaya Octyabrijskaya Railway Station ("Saint-Petersburg Express").
The next step is an implementation of similar container block-train projects on the following routes: Odessa - Moscow, Novorossiysk - Moscow, Klaipeda - Moscow as well as Riga - Kaluga, Tallinn – Togliatti and Riga - Togliatti

www.logoper.ru

Freeport of Riga

Freeport of Riga lies on both banks of the River Daugava covering 15 kilometers in length.
Total territory of the port is 6 348 ha.
In 2010 the volume of the transshipped cargoes has reached 30,5 million tons.
Loading capacity at the terminals of the Freeport of Riga accounts for 50 million tons.
The Freeport of Riga is a significant part of global and regional cargo supply chains, providing safe and reliable services. The Port recognizes its social and environmental responsibilities and makes a strong contribution to the growth of Latvia’s economy. The Port is driven by high performance standards and continuously strives to improve both the quality and breadth of services to clients. Main types of cargo handled at the Freeport of Riga are containers, various metals, timber, coal, mineral fertilizers, chemical cargoes, oil and food products. We are focusing our attention to regular investments in new technologies and employ innovative approaches, which enhance the quality and efficiency of our services.

www.rop.lv