News and events

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) is expanding its route network of regular container trains and has launched FESCO Baltic Siberia Shuttle – a new train from St. Petersburg to Novosibirsk.

FESCO Moneron is a new container ship of ice class that has recently joined the fleet of FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO). 21 November 2019 the national flag of the Russian Federation was raised on the ship.

Under the state contract with the Radioactive Waste Management Enterprise (RosRAO Federal State Unitary Enterprise, is a part of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom), FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) performed the transportation of nine multisectional blocks of nuclear-powered submarines and a tanker from Kamchatka Territory to the decommissioning site in Primorye Territory.

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) has signed an agreement on the development of cooperation with Qingdao Port International Co. and Chongqing Longqilin Supply Chain Management Co. at China International Import Expo in Shanghai.

FESCO Transportation Group is launching Silkway Amber – a regular container train going from Zhengzhou (China, Henan province) to Hamburg (Germany) through Kaliningrad (Russia) and back.

FESCO Transportation Group («FESCO») is launching a container train for car transportation from Chongqing (China) to Kaluga region through Mongolia, expanding geography of expedited overland services between China and Russia.

FESCO Transportation Group (the “Group or “FESCO”) announces the results of recently expired irrevocable public offers to holders of FESCO PLC’s BO-01 and BO-02 series exchange-traded bonds.

FESCO branch in Vladivostok («Branch») and Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) have made an agreement on cooperation aimed at working on scientific research and development. The agreement was signed by Igor Sharkov, the Director of the Branch, and Anatoly Nikolaev, the Dean of the University, during the Eastern Economic Forum.

FESCO Transportation Group («FESCO», «FESCO Group») and SKB Kontur Production Company JSC have agreed to cooperate in electronic document flow sphere. The intent agreement was signed by the companies during the Eastern Economic Forum.

FESCO Transportation Group (the “Group or “FESCO”) announces the results of recently expired irrevocable public offers to holders of FESCO PLC’s BO-01 and BO-02 series exchange-traded bonds.

FESCO Transportation Group (the “Group” or “FESCO Group”) announces its operating and consolidated financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 based on the management accounts.

Given recent media speculation regarding the bankruptcy petition filed against FESCO PLC (“Company”, parent company of FESCO Transportation Group) by Russian Management Company Arsagera ("Arsagera"), the Company reaffirms that such claim is groundless.

Given recent media publications regarding Promyshlenniy Selskhokhozyaistvenniy Bank LLC (“Promselhozbank”) intention to file the bankruptcy petition against FESCO PLC (“Company”, the parent company of FESCO Transportation Group) to the Moscow Arbitration Court, the Company notes that the claim for its insolvency is groundless.

Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC and its subsidiaries (together, the “Group”) announce that the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the “Court”) made an order dated 3 November 2017 sanctioning the scheme of arrangement (the “Scheme”) proposed by the Group.

Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC  and its subsidiaries (together, the “Group”) announce the execution of a facility agreement (the “Facility Agreement”) with VTB Bank PJSC (“VTB Bank”), for a total amount of up to USD 680 million (the “Debt Financing”), which the Group will use to repay and/or settle a significant portion of its existing financial liabilities. VTB Bank approved the terms of the Debt Financing last week.

Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC and its subsidiaries (together, the “Group”) announces today that the scheme meeting (the “Scheme Meeting”), convened for the purposes of approving the scheme of arrangement (the “Scheme”) to implement the restructuring of the Group’s indebtedness under the outstanding 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (together the “USD Notes”) as described in the explanatory statement published on 11 October 2017 was duly held on 27 October 2017.

Far-Eastern Shipping Company PLC (“FESCO”) announces today that, on Friday 20 October 2017, FESCO obtained an approval from the requisite majority of its shareholders with respect to the guarantee provided by FESCO to the holders (the “Noteholders”) of the outstanding 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 and 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (together the “USD Notes”) on 6 September 2017 (the “FESCO Guarantee”), in support of the obligations under the USD Notes.