- •How political connections of russian transportation firms influence their international activities
- •Introduction
- •Improvement of fiscal policy in transport is carried out in the following areas:
- •Companies’ analysis rzd Russian Railways
- •Internationalization3:
- •Transneft
- •Aeroflot
- •Internationalization:
- •Freight 1
- •Internationalization:
- •Transaero
- •Internationalization:
- •N Trans Group
- •Internationalization:
- •Moscow Metro
- •Internationalization:
- •TransOil
- •Internationalization:
- •Internationalization:
- •Internationalization of cargo and passenger transportation:
- •Volga-Dnepr Group
- •Internationalization:
- •S7 Airlines
- •Internationalization:
- •Federal State Unitary Enterprise State atm Corporation
- •Internationalization:
- •Sovkomflot
- •Internationalization:
- •Mosgortrans
- •Internationalization:
- •Internationalization:
- •Caspian Pipeline Consortium
- •Internationalization:
- •Central Suburban Passenger Company
- •Internationalization:
- •Sovfracht-sovmortrans
- •Internationalization:
- •Independent Transportation Company
- •Internationalization:
- •Isr Trans
- •Internationalization:
- •Mostransavto
- •Internationalization:
- •Ural Airlines
- •Internationalization:
- •St Petersburg Metro
- •Internationalization:
- •Eurosib
- •Internationalization:
- •Conclusion
St Petersburg Metro
State influence: 100% state-owned enterprise, a monopoly.
Internationalization:
Country |
No international operations. Like most other metros in the world, the St Petersburg metro operates in a fairly small region: in the city proper and the Leningrad region (1 station there) |
Year of entry |
N/A |
Industry/ business area |
Inter-city train transportation services (underground) |
Entry mode |
N/A |
Motives |
N/A |
Firm specific advantages used on the foreign market |
N/A |
First mover or follower |
First mover |
Type of state involvement in the process of internationalization |
N/A |
Evaluation of the success of the internationalization |
N/A |
Eurosib
State influence:
Eurosib - one of the largest privately owned transport and logistics companies in Russia. Eurosib provides intergrated transportation and logistics service46. 100% private company controlled by family of the founder, Nikitin, who was killed in 1999.
Internationalization:
Country |
All international locations |
Year of entry |
1993 |
Industry/ business area |
Cargo transportation and logistics services:
|
Entry mode |
Not applicable: company does not directly invest abroad |
Motives |
With increasing globalization, the transportation market is becoming more and more international. In general, international cargo transportation industry involving Russia is characterized by shipping of natural resources from Russia to Europe and Asia, and imports of manufactured goods from Asia (in particular China)48. Eurosib understands these trends and offers its services in both of these directions. |
Firm specific advantages used on the foreign market |
|
First mover or follower |
Follower compared to other shipping companies. The company was established in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, which means that there already were several Soviet-era shipping companies operating at the time. |
Type of state involvement in the process of internationalization |
No state involvement |
Evaluation of the success of the internationalization |
Successful |