What Eurosib does

Eurosib (legal entity CJSC 'Eurosib SPb-Transport Systems', АО «Евросиб СПб-транспортные системы»), founded on April 16, 1992 in Saint Petersburg and headquartered across Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk, is a private Russian transport and logistics holding company operating across railway transportation, multimodal logistics, container shipping, and terminal services. The company controls a multi-profile fleet of more than 14,500 rolling stock units (gondola cars, box cars, chip carriers, fitting flat cars, timber flat cars) plus three locomotives, and owns logistics terminals in Novosibirsk (container platform capacity 6,000 TEU, freight turnover 72,000 TEU in 2018) and the Moscow region (Orekhovo-Zuevo). It also operates its own maritime container line, EUROSIB LINE, connecting major Chinese ports (Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Tianjin) with Russian Far Eastern ports (Vladivostok, Nakhodka) and is a member of the Association of National Maritime Line Operators.

The business model combines transaction-fee railway transportation services, subscription-style rolling stock leasing, professional services around multimodal forwarding and customs clearance, and asset-based terminal warehousing — all sold under quote-based / cost-plus enterprise contracts to industrial shippers. Customer segmentation is explicitly vertical, with dedicated industrial solutions for Coal & Metals, Forest Products, Fertilizers, Minerals & Construction Materials, Chemistry, Machine Building, Engineering/Construction, Automotive (KAMAZ, GM Uzbekistan/RAVON), and FMCG & Food (IKEA, Leroy Merlin, OKEY). Marquee enterprise clients include Mondi Syktyvkar, International Paper, UPM-Kymmene, Stora Enso, Segezha Group, ILIM, Metsäliitto (partnership since 2000), SIBUR, PhosAgro-TRANS, Togliattiazot, Acron, and General Motors Uzbekistan. Digital infrastructure includes the proprietary Eurosib Tracker cartographic wagon-tracking system, an electronic client portal (cont.eurosib.biz) for container train booking and shipment management, electronic document management, and the rail2b.ru marketplace for railway components.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed; recorded scale signals include 12.7 million tons of cargo transported in 2018 (4% YoY growth), an EBITDA margin of 29.7% in H1 2018, and a credit rating of ruBBB+ with stable outlook assigned by Expert RA in February 2019. Eurosib is ranked in the Top 20 railway operators of Russia by INFOLine Rail Russia TOP (up five positions in 2017), holds an EcoVadis Silver Medal for CSR (2016), and operates a network of roughly a dozen representative offices spanning Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Naberezhnye Chelny, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Nakhodka (Russia), Almaty (Kazakhstan), and Xi'an/Xianyang (China). Strategic direction is anchored by founder-CEO Dmitry Nikitin (in role since July 2009) and pursued through partnerships including DB Cargo Russija (China-Europe-China transit through Mongolia, 2016), Khorgos-Eastern Gateway SEZ (fertilizer terminal on the Kazakhstan-China border, 2017), membership in the Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportations (2017), and a recent Agroexport cooperation agreement for agricultural-product export logistics (2026).

Name

Eurosib

Legal name

CJSC "Eurosib SPb-Transport Systems" (АО «Евросиб СПб-транспортные системы»)

Website

https://eurosib.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Eurosib is a privately held Russian transport and logistics holding founded in 1992, operating 14,500+ wagons, two logistics terminals, and the EUROSIB LINE maritime service to deliver railway transportation, multimodal logistics, container train, and customs services to enterprise shippers across industrial verticals including forest products, fertilizers, chemicals, automotive, and FMCG in Russia, CIS, China, and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Freight Logistics

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488), Support Activities for Rail Transportation (488210), Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Water Transportation (4400), Railroads, Line-Haul Operating (4011)

akta.pro primary industry

Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Transit & Special Regimes Processing (Transit, TIR/ATA Carnet, Temporary Import/Export) (TLACAFAJ), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE), FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

Keywords

• Railway freight services
• Multimodal logistics
• Rolling stock leasing
• Container train shipping
• Transport forwarding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Novosibirsk

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Railway Transportation Services: Arrangement of railway carriages for raw materials, industrial materials, and finished products in domestic, international, and transit communications. Core revenue stream for the company.
2. Rolling Stock Leasing: Leasing of gondola cars, box cars, chip carriers, fitting flat cars, and timber flat cars. The company manages a fleet of 14,500+ rolling stock units.
3. Container Train Services: Organization of accelerated container trains with fixed schedules between key Russian cities and international destinations (China, Europe).
4. Multimodal Logistics and Forwarding: Freight forwarding services including ocean shipments, customs services, terminal warehousing, and integrated logistics services.
5. Sea Transportation (EUROSIB LINE): Own container shipping line between major Chinese ports and Russian Far East ports. Membership in Association of National Maritime Line Operators.
6. Automotive Services: Transshipment and storage automotive services including loading/unloading, security, customs clearance, and door-to-door delivery.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Eurosib is a Russian transport and logistics holding company that operates as a railway operator and provides full-pack multimodal logistics services. Its core offerings include railway cargo transportation, rolling stock leasing (14,500+ units including gondola cars, box cars, chip carriers, fitting flat cars, and timber flat cars), container train services with fixed schedules, ocean shipping via its own EUROSIB LINE, terminal warehousing at owned facilities, and customs clearance. The company serves enterprise industrial clients across Russia, CIS, China, and Europe.

Product overview

Eurosib operates a comprehensive multimodal transport and logistics platform centered on railway operator services and containerized solutions spanning Russia, China, and Europe. The core offering comprises railway operator services (cargo transportation, rolling stock leasing, industrial railway services, technological optimization, wagon repair) and multi-modal logistics (container trains, forwarding, ocean shipping via EUROSIB LINE, terminal warehousing, customs services, integrated and project logistics). Supporting assets include gondola cars, box cars, chip carriers, fitting flat cars, timber flat cars, and terminals in Novosibirsk and Orekhovo-Zuyevo. Digital platforms include cont.eurosib.biz (container logistics platform), Eurosib Tracker (wagon tracking), and rail2b.ru (railway components marketplace). The company serves industrial sectors including Coal & Metals, Forest Products, Fertilizers, Minerals & Construction Materials, Chemistry, Machine Building, Engineering Construction, Automotive, FMCG & Food, and Intermodal Wholesale & Retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cargo Transportation
• Leasing of rolling stock
• Multi-modal logistics and forwarding services
• EUROSIB LINE
• Terminal warehousing services
• Customs services
• cont.eurosib.biz container logistics platform
• rail2b.ru railway marketplace

Quantifiable outcome

• 4% increase in cargo transportation volume in 2018
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AgroexportminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Agreement signed for development of export logistics for agricultural products of the agro-industrial complex. Signed during working visit of Federal Center for Export Development head Ilya Ilyushin.
• Interregional Association Siberian AgreementminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Cooperation agreement signed with interregional association of Russian Federation subjects for economic cooperation in Siberian region.
• Khorgos - Eastern Gateway SEZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Memorandum signed for Khorgos - Eastern Gateway project realization. Plan to construct transshipment terminal for fertilizers with processing capacity of 75,000 tons per year. SEZ located on Kazakhstan-China border.
• Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian TransportationsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Eurosib-Logistics joined international association in September 2017. Council unites railways of Europe, Asia, and CIS countries, seaports, marine lines, leading operators, forwarders, and state structures.
• Metsäliitto OsuuskuntacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016Partnership contract prolongation for 2017-18 period signed in late 2016. Long-standing relationship since 2000 - over 15 years of cooperation. Transportation of 500,000 tons of chips and over 1 million tons of pulpwood annually. Partnership includes specialized line services.
• Cargo-PartnerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016Partnership contract signed December 2016 to develop cooperative services for auto components transportation and auto/shipbuilding factories provision. First successful shipment of shipbuilding materials from China to Vladivostok completed. Cargo-Partner is TOP-5 in Eastern and Central Europe.
• DB Cargo RussijacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2016Partnership memorandum signed in September 2016 for cooperative railway organization. Companies launched first cooperated containerized transit service China-Europe-China through Mongolia in December 2016. Plans to develop collective logistic schemes and attract additional cargo flow.
• SinotransminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as partner in company overview for logistics cooperation
• ZIHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as partner in company overview
• Monlogistics WorldwideminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as partner in company overview
• Modern Way Cross Border Logistics RusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as partner in company overview
• Beijing WLF International LogisticsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as partner in company overview
• MaerskminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as partner in company overview for shipping cooperation
• HHLAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as partner in company overview for port operations

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CMA CGM: CMA CGM is a global container shipping major with growing inland logistics and rail forwarding activity. Comparable to EUROSIB LINE's intercontinental container shipping between Chinese and Far Eastern Russian ports, though at substantially greater scale and with global route networks.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders offering integrated multimodal (road, rail, air, sea) and contract logistics services. Comparable to Eurosib in the forwarding and customs-services portion of the business, though globally diversified and far larger.
• Russian Railways (RZD): RZD is the state-owned monopoly infrastructure operator of the entire Russian rail network. Although a regulator rather than direct competitor for cargo brokerage, RZD's tariffs, dispatching, and competing freight business shape every segment of Eurosib's operations, making it the dominant incumbent in Eurosib's industry.
• DB Cargo (Deutsche Bahn): DB Cargo is Europe's largest rail freight operator and a strategic partner of Eurosib (signed China-Europe transit memorandum in 2016). Larger in scale but with overlapping product set in cross-border rail freight, intermodal, and terminal services, and active on the same China-Europe transit corridors.
• Maersk: Maersk is the world's largest ocean container shipping line and an integrated logistics provider, listed as a partner in Eurosib's overview. Comparable in container shipping and multimodal logistics ambitions (EUROSIB LINE mirrors Maersk's inland/sea integration strategy), but vastly larger and globally diversified.

Direct peers

• DSV: DSV is a global transport and logistics company with strong road, air, sea, and rail forwarding capabilities and a major market position in CIS/Eastern Europe. Directly comparable to Eurosib's multimodal freight forwarding, customs, and rail forwarding services, especially on Europe-Asia trade lanes.
• TransContainer: TransContainer is Russia's largest intermodal container operator, providing rail container transportation and terminal services across RZD's network. Direct competitor to Eurosib's container train and forwarding business, with overlapping routes, fleet-type assets (fitting platforms), and customer base.
• Rusagrotrans: Rusagrotrans is a major Russian freight rail operator specializing in agricultural and chemical bulk cargoes, with its own rolling stock fleet. Direct competitor on the Russian rail freight market with overlapping agricultural/fertilizer end markets, fleet ownership model, and route network.
• Global Ports Investments: Global Ports operates container terminals at key Russian ports including Petrolesport and Ust-Luga, with integrated logistics and container freight services. Comparable to Eurosib's terminal-warehousing and ocean-shipping arm (EUROSIB LINE) given its focus on Russian port infrastructure and forwarder-like operations.
• FESCO (Far Eastern Shipping Company): FESCO is a Russian intermodal transport and logistics group operating container, rail, and terminal assets across the Far East, including the Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port. Highly comparable to Eurosib: integrated container shipping line, container train services, terminal operations, and similar end markets in Russia/CIS/Asia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xt.me/eurosibgroup

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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