Global Ports Global Ports Investments, a leading container and oil products terminal operator servicing Russia's growth

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Global Ports Investments PLC (“GPI”, “Global Ports”, the “Group”) is the leading container terminal operator in Russia with a 30%(1) market share of container throughput and the largest oil products terminal operator in the Baltic Sea Basin with a 28%(2) market share of the former Soviet Union states’ fuel oil exports throughput generally.

The Group is controlled by Transportation Investments Holding Limited (“TIHL”), a large privately-owned transportation and infrastructure group operating in Russia with strategic interests in rail transportation, port operations and infrastructure development. TIHL carries on business under the name of N-Trans. Nikita Mishin, Konstantin Nikolaev and Andrey Filatov jointly control TIHL.

The Group’s terminals are located in the Baltic and Far East Basins which constitute key gateways for Russian container imports and exports and oil products exports. Furthermore, the locations are at established ports that serve as regional logistic hubs with existing infrastructure and developed transport links.

GPI operates three container port facilities in Russia (including Petrolesport and Moby Dik in the Big Port of St. Petersburg and VSC in Nakhodka), two container terminals in Finland, the largest(3) independent oil products terminal in the Baltic Sea Basin (Vopak E.O.S.) and one inland terminal (Yanino) in the St. Petersburg region.

  1. Based on the total container throughput of Russian ports in the first three months of 2011. Source: Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. GPI throughput excludes Finnish Ports segment.
  2. For 2010. Source: Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd.
  3. By throughput volume in 2010. Source: Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd.

ABOVE: Container handling at Petrolesport

BELOW: Vopak E.O.S. from the air