Oy Finnsovtrans Ltd.

Most of cargoes coming from Russia and other CIS countries are refowarded from Finland by sea to the ports of Europe and other continents, with which Finland is connected by regular sea and ocean lines. If necessary the cargoes can be refowarded with through Bill of Lading by distant port of the world by direct vessels as with transhipment in Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp. Transportation of import goods is effected similarly.

FINNSOVTRANS occupies one of the leading positions among forwarding companies of Finland in terms of transit traffic volume, having income for these transportation over 100 mln. finnish marks annually.

Transit of export-inport goods of the former USSR republics via Finland has over 20-year history. Until 1992 clients were shipping mainly fluid pethrochemical and bulk cargoes (alumina, sulphur, artificial fertilisers, ores), using modern storage facilities and transhipping equipment in Finnish ports. Due to dificulties in Russian ports during last yers interest for transit of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, ferro-alloys, paper, cars, cargoes in containers, general cargoes, etc. began to grow.

Such interest is based on high standard and work efficiency of Finnish railvays,ports, stevedoring companies, that makes it possible to fasten delivery of goods to consignees and minimize transportation, storage and transhipment losses.

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