Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s. (ZSSK CARGO, VKM: ZSSKC) is the Slovak

state-owned State ownership, also called government ownership and public ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community, as opposed to an individual or private party. Public ownersh ...

freight train Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) haul ...

operator based in

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. It was established on 1st January 2005 by separating Železničná spoločnosť into two different companies – one intended to operate passenger trains ( ZSSK) and the other one freight trains. Its establisher and the only shareholder is the Republic of Slovakia, which acts via the Ministry of Transport and Construction. ZSSK CARGO's market share in Slovakia is about 80%, and in comparison to the other freight train operators, ZSSK CARGO has the best coverage of the Slovak territory.

Activity

The ZSSK CARGO's main business activity is providing

rail freight transport Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) hauled ...

services. The company also repairs and maintains rail traction vehicles and freight carriages and performs rail vehicle safety inspections, examinations, tests and measurements. Other services include renting of traction vehicles and freight carriages, road transport or ensuring of contract conclusion related to UIC or EUR trademark usage to repair or produce

pallets A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a front loader, a jacking device, or an erect crane. A pallet is the structural foundat ...

Product portfolio

freight transport Freight transport, also referred as ''Freight Forwarding'', is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been e ...

: transport of single carriages, group of carriages and

unit trains A unit train, also called a block train or a trainload service, is a train in which all Railroad car, cars (wagons) carry the same commodity and are shipped from the same origin to the same destination, without being split up or stored en route. ...

, certified logistics trains,

intermodal transport Intermodal transport (or intermodal transportation) involves the use of more than one mode of transport for a journey. It may refer to: * Intermodal passenger transport * Intermodal freight transport See also * Intermodal transportation center ...

, transport of

automobiles A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as ...

and

waste Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste prod ...

* siding services * transshipment services * auxiliary services: transport of special consignments, safety advisor services, procurement services related to transport (e.g. operations of

customs Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs ...

procedures, sealing of carriages, posting of consignment instead of the consignor etc.) * maintenance and repairs of railway vehicles: maintenance and repairs of traction vehicles and freight carriages, changes in construction and design, inspections, examinations, testing and measurements of railway vehicles, mobile services (performing repairs directly during operation) etc.

Certificates

The company is a holder of certificates in compliance with the standards: * STN EN ISO 9001:2016 on the products: ** Rail freight transport (logistic trains). ** Maintenance and repairs of rolling stock. ** Procurement and Purchase Processes. Methods and Analysis Processes. Storage Processes and Services. Fleet of vehicles Processes and Services. ** East Slovak Transshipment Yards. ** Ensuring professional qualification and education of employees. * STN ISO 45001:2019 on the product: ** Managerial system of work safety and health protection at work in ZSSK CARGO.

Transport

Since 2012, ZSSK CARGO transports about 35–36 million tons of goods per year. Before the

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, the amount reached the point of 50 million tons per year. The largest proportion of transported goods holds iron ore (about 35%), the other most transported goods include metals, coal, building materials, petroleum products, wood and chemicals.

External links

official page

Certificate of Incorporation
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