JCtrans: Would you please make a brief introduction of your company?
Konstantin Savenkov: Transocean RU is the part of global freight forwarding group Transocean since 1993, locates in Russia and specialize on multimodal transport based on any type of transport. Transocean RU represented in all necessary seaports, air ports and terminals for reaching any hard logistics tasks. We successfully operate with as general as oversize and heavy lift cargo and projects, and make delivery in deep Russian places, including Siberia, North Pole and Kamchatka.

JCtrans: Would you please talk about your core-competitiveness?
Konstantin Savenkov: Transocean Ru has opportunities to organize to organize multimodal transportation by any routes and modes of transport – ocean (LCL, FCL, RORO, Break Bulk), rail, air, truck (FTL, LTL) from/to Russian via any terminals. In current time of fast changes of shipments terms from carriers Transocean team quickly responds to changes, change routes if necessary, in order to provide the client best service of the transportation of goods on time and at lower costs.

JCtrans: What do you think is the most important thing to run a logistics company?
Konstantin Savenkov: The most important thing is to always protect the interests of the client and do everything necessary to complete the logistic task without additional costs and within the established time frame.

JCtrans: Would you please talk about the situation of logistic industry in your country?
Konstantin Savenkov: Import rates of sea freight increased by 7-8 times from November, 2020.
With the increase in ocean freight rates, most of the import traffic from the ports of the Far East was redirected from arrival at the ports of St. Petersburg and Novosrossiysk to the ports of Vladivostok and further on-carriage by rail. Container terminals in Vladivostok ae overloaded.
Many carriers have stopped bookings to port of Vladivostok/Vostochny.
We have a deficit of free equipment and spaces and delays in transit time.

JCtrans: Would you please talk about your strategy to explore foreign market?
Konstantin Savenkov: We would promote and develop the network business with JC Trans members  within our market

JCtrans: What is the reason that makes you become a GCP member to develop your business?
Konstantin Savenkov: We need reliable and proven partners in foreign countries to handling cargoes of our clients. Also we are looking for foreign partners to organize DAP/DDU service in import and pre-carriage in export shipments.

JCtrans: How do you maintain a long-term cooperation relationship with your clients?
Konstantin Savenkov: We cooperate with our clients base on conditions of honesty and transparency, and always defend the interests of the clients. We form positive friendly relations with clients, inform about all the news in logistics, consult on their projects, and congratulate them on the holidays.