Development milestones
FESCO history began on 25 April 1880, when a representative office of the Russian Volunteer Fleet (Dobroflot) was founded in Vladivostok. That same day, the Moscow ship heading from Odessa entered the Golden Horn Bay, thus giving a start to regular cargo and passenger voyages between the European part of Russia and its Far East.
1880
Dobroflot agency established in Vladivostok
1935
the Company renamed to Far‑Eastern Shipping Company
1971
container transportation launched
1973–1990
the country's largest transportation company
1991
Far‑Eastern Shipping Company registered as a state enterprise
1992
the state enterprise transformed into a joint stock company
2003
Dalreftrans Co, Ltd acquired, refrigerated containers segment entered
2006
Firm Transgarant LLC acquired, segment of railway rolling stock entered
2008
Commercial Port of Vladivostok PJSC acquired
2011–2012
transition to asset management by business segment completed; FESCO Integrated Transport designated as the Group's single intermodal operator; FESCO’s shipping business solidified as the linchpin of the Liner and Logistics Division
2015
a container terminal network covering Novosibirsk, Khabarovsk, Tomsk, and Vladivostok built
2016
project and comprehensive 3PL logistics solutions added to FESCO’s range of services; railway assets optimised, with the Group’s fleet now predominantly consisting of fitting platforms
2017
FESCO Fast Forward project launched to significantly reduce the average cargo transit time from Southeast Asian countries to Moscow
2019
transit services from Asia to Europe expanded; MY.FESCO customer’s personal account launched; regular railway routes expanded to encompass 45 destinations
2020
Commercial Port of Vladivostok emerged as the largest container port in Russia; regular railway routes expanded to encompass 50 destinations
2021
three new vessels added to FESCO’s asset portfolio, and 11 new services introduced on export, import, and domestic routes
2022
representative offices opened in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, FESCO Air and FESCO Flexi services launched, as well as regular shipping lines from Novorossiysk to Turkey and from Vladivostok to ports in Vietnam
2023
shipping services launched on the deep sea route from ports in China and India to St Petersburg and Novorossiysk, and FESCO’s first domestic line launched in the Baltic Sea; eight vessels added to the Group's fleet, and the container fleet ramped up to a record‑breaking 170 thousand TEUTwenty-foot Equivalent Unit. with nearly 5 thousand refrigerated containers
2024
our history continues