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FESCO Transportation Group (“FESCO”, the “Group”) intends to increase the total area of container warehouse in Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV, a FESCO company) by 20% by 2025. The first stage of warehouse expansion was the launch of a new production site “Warehouse 81” of 13.5 thousand m2 and an operational capacity of 1,113 TEU within the territory of the Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV). FESCO to increase total area of container warehouse at CPV Increase of area for container storage is stipulated by the development strategy of CPV Increase of area for container storage is stipulated by the development strategy of Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV), approved by the Board of Directors of FESCO. Administration of the port is optimising the use of territory of CPV – changes location of warehouses, constructs modern sites and demounts unclaimed buildings. Development strategy of Commercial Port of Vladivostok Development strategy of Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV) also includes introduction of modern IT infrastructure, modernisation of warehouses, railway infrastructure and sea berths, as well as purchase of new equipment. By 2025 the port plans to purchase 170 units of machine equipment, at stage one (in 2023) – ten RTG cranes, six reach stackers, four reach trucks, one track mobile and 19 tractors with semi-trailers. Expanding and optimising container areas of the port Andrey Severilov, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FESCO, said “FESCO Group pays close attention to strategic development of Commercial Port of Vladivostok and, first of all, to increasing its capacity.” Andrey Severilov adds, “We are implementing an ambitious programme aimed at expanding and optimising container areas of the port, so that by the end of 2023, CPV could process 840 thousand TEU and in the future reach figures of 1 million TEU.” FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) FESCO is one of the major transportation and logistics companies in Russia FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) is one of the major transportation and logistics companies in Russia, operating a variety of assets including ports, terminals, vessel fleet, rolling stock and more. The company provides door-to-door services and controls all steps of the intermodal transportation chain. FESCO actively works in the Russian Far East and contributing to the growing trade between Russia and Asian countries. FESCO is globally renowned in the field of container transportation through the Russian Far East to/from Asian countries, as well as domestic sea and rail transportation. It is also the leading port operator of the Russian Far East. FESCO controls the Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV) FESCO controls the Commercial Port of Vladivostok, the major port in the Russian Far East that handles 12,9 million tonnes of cargo, 2000 ships, and 200 000 wagons per year. The company is one of the largest Russian private rail operators that provide services via its subsidiaries - Transgarant and Russkaya Troika. FESCO operates more than 10 000 units of rolling stock including 5, 000 container platforms. It has more than 130, 000 TEU in container park, and 24 ships with the overall capacity of 24, 000 TEU and 390, 000 tonnes of deadweight constitute FESCO’s vessel fleet.

As part of expansion of its own network of routes FESCO Transportation Group (‘FESCO’, the ‘Group’) organized a new intermodal service from China, the Republic of Korea and Japan to Moscow via port Nakhodka. The service includes delivery of cargo by regular sea lines of the Group to Nakhodka Sea Fishing Port from Korean ports Busan and Incheon as well as from Chinese ports Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao and Xingang with transshipment in Busan. End-to-end service Within the framework of the new service, the first train left Nakhodka on December 18 In addition the service covers Japanese ports Hakata, Kobe, Nagoya, Toyama, Shimizu, Yokohama. Regularity of ship calls is twice a month. The bases of cargo flow of the service are consumer goods, electronics, construction materials and other goods. After processing in port the cargo is dispatched to Moscow by rail. Within the framework of the new service, the first train left Nakhodka on December 18. 49 forty-foot containers with imported goods of various nomenclature which arrived on vessel FESCO Yanina to Nakhodka Sea Fishing Port were loaded into gondola cars and left from port station Rybniki to station Formachevo, Chelyabinsk region. There the containers will be reloaded to fitting platforms and will proceed to station Silikatnaya in Moscow as part of a single end-to-end service. The planned date of arrival of the train is January 1-2.

FESCO Transportation Group expands the range of services in the structure of the FESCO Supply Chain by adding a new service FESCO Flexi for the transportation of bulk liquids in containers using sealed flexitank liners. Within the framework of FESCO Flexi goods can be dispatched via rail, sea, and intermodal services of the Group both in domestic and international directions, including to countries of East and Southeast Asia, Turkey, Egypt, Africa, and South America. Providing necessary equipment In early December the Group also intends to launch flexi trains between Russia and China If necessary, separate accelerated container trains can be formed for customers of FESCO Flexi in any direction within Russia. In early December the Group also intends to launch flexi trains between Russia and China running on a regular basis. As part of the service, FESCO can organise transportations of vegetable and mineral oils, molasses, lubricants, detergents, and household chemicals, alcoholic beverages, food products, and other goods directly from the production site of the customer as well as provide all necessary equipment, perform preparatory work and fully ensure the entire process of filling up flexitanks. Earlier the Group launched FESCO Air (a FESCO Supply Chain service) for delivery of LCL cargo by charter and regular flights to domestic and international destinations.