The association between SC Grup Feroviar Roman SA, SC Unicom Tranzit SA and SC Servtrans SA also attended the auction, besides CFR Marfa.
The coal transport contract is necessary for the functioning of thermal power producers Turceni, Craiova II and Isalnita (owned by CE Oltenia).
CFR Marfa, controlled by the Transport Ministry, is Romania’s largest freight carrier, with a market share of over 50%.
CFR Marfa saw a 14% decline in turnover in the first three months of 2015, to RON182 million (EUR41 million), from RON213 million in the same period in 2014.
The company posted profit in 2014, for the first time in the last six years, but its positive result was below RON1 million, from loss of over RON1.6 billion between 2009 and 2013.