Advantages of rail freight transportation
Rail transportation – cargo transportation by rail from Asian countries to Russia and within Russia with full forwarding at all railway terminals. Constant availability of containers for expedited delivery to meet the customer’s factory objectives. The rail train leaves exactly on the previously planned agreed schedule with no delays at the border. Such scheduled trains are prioritized so as not to disrupt logistics in Russia
Domestic and international rail freight transportation is the most economical way of cargo transportation, especially when it comes to large shipments.
Savings are made up of the specifics of container transportation within Russia. Russian Railways is a monopolist in the industry, which gives ample opportunities for leasing railroad platforms. Other advantages of rail transport are high load capacity and low cost of container rail freight transportation. One train carries more than a dozen loaded platforms. If we compare railroad freight rates with other modes of transportation as well, transportation by rail will be several times cheaper.
Equally important is saving time:
- Iron container shipping is not dependent on weather conditions;
- Loading/unloading a container from the platform takes a minimum of time;
- The speed of movement by rail takes less time than transportation by road.
Are there any disadvantages of container transportation by rail? The biggest inconvenience for carriers is passing through customs control. The high traffic of international rail freight shipments from Southeast Asia, especially from China, causes terminals at the border to be overcrowded. Because of this, trains are processed slowly. SPIKO GROUP logisticians solved this problem with the help of competent schemes of transit organization, which allow us to plan permanent flights without delays at the border. Transit trains from and to China are running exactly on schedule, in full compliance with the planned train movement schedule.
Scheduled trains, which have their own “window” of entry to the station, are processed at customs first, so as not to disrupt the internal logistics of rail trips in Russia.
Types of wagons for railway container transportation
For cargo transportation we have chosen the most reliable and safe way – transit of goods in special closed containers. Containers are quickly and easily reloaded onto special railway platforms with a capacity of up to 71 tons.
This type of transportation provides high security of goods from damage, theft or weather factors.
Timing and cost of container transportation services by rail
Our main task is to ensure cargo safety and quality delivery on the most comfortable conditions for the client. First and foremost, this means that our experts save each client time and money.
For each transaction, logisticians optimize the cost of transportation. For this purpose we carry out a thorough analysis of current tariffs for container transportation in Russia (Russian Railways), prices of foreign contractors, and calculate the lowest possible delivery price without loss of transportation quality.
Our company’s resources allow customers to avoid unnecessary costs:
- Own fleet of containers (the client does not pay for renting containers from the contractor);
- Direct contracts with carriers, no intermediary companies;
- Fast paperwork, cargo is transported and crosses customs without downtime.
Every rail freight route from China or any other country is designed in such a way that the train will travel the distance to the delivery point in the shortest possible time. For this purpose, logisticians calculate the optimal kilometerage with the minimum number of parking lots.
The logistician supervising the shipment checks in advance with suppliers about the readiness of the cargo, controls the timely delivery of containers, loading and departure of rail trains from China (or other point of departure) strictly according to the schedule.
The schedules of train movements are coordinated in detail with Russian Railways and foreign railroad companies. If necessary, our representatives provide fast customs clearance. Spiko Group’s customs support departments operate in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok.
The presence of representative offices in different time zones makes it possible to submit documents for customs clearance around the clock – in the time zone that works at the time of shipment arrival.
To calculate the preliminary cost of rail freight, use the online calculator
Advantages of rail transportation with SPIKO GROUP
SPIKO GROUP specialists have been providing quality services of container rail transportation on comfortable conditions for the client for more than 15 years:
- The optimal cost is up to 20% below the market average;
- A fleet of its own containers;
- Legally competent execution of supporting documents;
- Complete escort of the shipment all the way from point “A” to point “B”;
- Full coverage of Russia;
- Consolidation points in major cities in China;
- Freight forwarding at railroad stations in China;
- Working without intermediaries: direct contracts with JSC Russian Railways and Chinese rail carriers;
- Moving freight strictly on schedule;
- The timetable for moving the train is coordinated with each station;
- Organization of delivery to official destination stations and to non-standard pick-up points according to the customer’s needs;
- Full customs support,
- License of customs representative, staff of specialists on “customs clearance”;
- Submission of documents for customs clearance – 24 hours a day;
- Cargo Insurance;
- Control over the safety and security of containers along the entire route;
- We transport any volume of cargo: from a prefabricated container to a fully formed train for large lines of cargo.
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