NH – TRANS, SE

NH – TRANS, SE is a Czech freight forwarding and transport company headquartered in Ostrava. Founded in 1992 as a limited liability company, it has grown into one of the country's notable providers of comprehensive domestic and international forwarding services. The company's name derives from its original co-owner, the steelmaker NOVÁ HUŤ (the "NH" abbreviation), together with Jan Netal. Over three decades, NH – TRANS has built its market position on rail transport, employee expertise, and its own technical facilities, including a railway wagon fleet. Since 2013 it has held Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM) certification for maintenance functions. The company operates through subsidiaries such as Ostravská dopravní společnost, a.s. and Ostravská dopravní společnost – Cargo, a.s., which hold national and international rail operating licences and own locomotives, enabling NH – TRANS to offer private rail carrier services for selected domestic and international projects. It maintains a quality management system according to ISO 9001:2015 and has completed eight successful recertification audits. In 2016 the company handled over 10 million tonnes of goods and reported revenues exceeding 2 billion CZK. Its service portfolio includes domestic and international rail freight, heavy and oversized cargo transport, rental of railway wagons and locomotives, conventional and container sea freight, river and combined transport, transshipment in European ports, road transport, and qualified consulting in transport and forwarding. NH – TRANS is an associate member of FIATA and a member of the Czech Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association and the Czech Transport Association. Since 19 February 2022, the sole owner is the Slovak company Budamar Logistics, part of the Budamar Group.

NH – TRANS, SE was founded in 1992 as a limited liability company (společnost s ručením omezeným). Its original owners were NOVÁ HUŤ, a.s. and Jan Netal; the abbreviation "NH" in the company name comes from NOVÁ HUŤ. In 2003, Nová huť sold its nearly half stake in the company to its then-owner LNM Holdings for 50 million CZK, a price that minority shareholders of Nová huť considered suspiciously low. According to former general director Jan Netal, the value of the entire company at that time was about 600 million CZK. In 2003, with revenues of 3.26 billion CZK, NH – TRANS was the fifth most important transport company in the Czech Republic, after České dráhy, České aerolinie, Česká správa letišť, and Čechofracht. On 1 July 2004, the legal form changed to a joint-stock company (akciová společnost), and subsequently on 31 July 2007 to a European company (Societas Europaea). The main business activity is domestic and international freight forwarding, focusing primarily on rail and sea transport and on heavy and oversized shipments. From 2008, NH – TRANS held a quarter share in the Belarusian company ČD Trans (co-owned by ČD Cargo and Česká východní), but in 2010 this share was sold to the Polish company Koleje Czeskie. As of 1 January 2017, activities related to rail transport operations were spun off from Ostravská dopravní společnost into a newly founded company, Ostravská dopravní společnost – Cargo (ODOS Cargo); the original company retained forwarding activities. Simultaneously, ownership shares changed so that both ČD Cargo and NH – TRANS each own a 50% stake in the original company. In the new company ODOS Cargo, NH – TRANS holds an 80% share, with the remainder held by ČD Cargo. Since 19 February 2022, the sole owner of NH – TRANS is the Slovak company Budamar Logistics. The company is an associate member of FIATA and a member of the Czech Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association and the Czech Transport Association.

• 2022

  Budamar Logistics became sole owner on 19 February.

• 2017

  Rail transport activities spun off into ODOS Cargo; ownership shares restructured.

• 2016

  Handled over 10 million tonnes of goods and reported revenues exceeding 2 billion CZK.

• 2013

  Obtained ECM certification for maintenance functions.

• 2010

  Sold its share in ČD Trans to Polish company Koleje Czeskie.

• 2008

  Acquired a quarter share in Belarusian company ČD Trans.

• 2007

  Legal form changed to European company (Societas Europaea) on 31 July.

• 2004

  Legal form changed to joint-stock company on 1 July.

• 2003

  Nová huť sold its nearly half stake to LNM Holdings for 50 million CZK; NH – TRANS ranked fifth among Czech transport companies with revenues of 3.26 billion CZK.

• 1992

  Founded as a limited liability company by NOVÁ HUŤ, a.s. and Jan Netal.

Comprehensive freight forwarding and rail transport provider specializing in heavy and oversized shipments, with own wagon fleet and ECM certification.

• Domestic and international rail freight

• Heavy and oversized cargo transport

• Railway wagon and locomotive rental

• Conventional and container sea freight

• River and combined transport

• Transshipment in European ports

• Domestic and international road transport

• Qualified consulting in transport and forwarding

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2. 2NH - TRANS - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3NH - TRANS - Czech Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org