PKP Cargo
company listed on the Polish Stock Exchange
PKP Cargo (WSE: PKP) is a logistics operator and a part of the PKP Group in Poland. It is the largest railway freight carrier in Poland and second largest in the European Union. PKP Cargo is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The company's largest shareholder is PKP S.A. with a 33,01% share.
PKP Cargo does not have bankruptcy capacity (as it is an entity established by law).
History
In 2000, PKP Cargo was spun off from Polskie Koleje Państwowe, the Polish state railways. Since 1 October 2001, PKP Cargo has been a member of PKP S.A. Group. In 2009, the company was awarded the Safety Certificate – Part A, which confirmed the approval of its safety management system in the European Union, and in 2010, it obtained the Safety Certificate – Part B.
Field structure in Poland
Since June 2014, PKP Cargo has been operating through seven divisions:
Northern Division (Zakład Północny) – based in Gdynia
Southern Division (Zakład Południowy) – based in Katowice
Eastern Division (Zakład Wschodni) – based in Lublin
Central Division (Zakład Centralny) – based in Warsaw
Western Division (Zakład Zachodni) – based in Poznań
Silesia Division (Zakład Śląski) – based in Tarnowskie Góry
Lower Silesia Division (Zakład Dolnośląski) – based in Wrocław
Beforehand, after the year 2001, the structure of the company was modified several times. The new territorial division is expected to streamline management performance and deliver more than PLN 10 million in savings annually.
Rail freight
Poland
The core activity of PKP Cargo is rail freight transport.
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