Industry leaders concurred during testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday that the freight transportation industry is doing a lot to make fleets greener, but said Congress could help reduce air pollution […]
Terminal operating systems developers use economic downturn to focus on new technologies. By Eric Johnson During the depth of the economic recession in 2009 came an inflection point for investment in container terminal […]
Not everything shipped by rail fits in an intermodal container, gondola, hopper, or box car. For high, wide or oversize loads railroads such as BNSF Railway use specialized railcars. Products hauled by […]
Ports, terminals prepare for challenges from bigger ships, expanding alliances. By Chris Dupin Ports and terminals in the United States and worldwide will have to accommodate growing numbers of […]
‘The transition continues and there is no turning back.’ By Chris Dupin Container carriers are continuing the push to reduce the size of their U.S. chassis fleets, but their […]
Swift Transportation turned in operating revenue of $856.8 million during the first three months of the year, a result the company is touting as record first quarter revenue. […]
The liner carrier MOL this week said that in the first quarter of 2013 it failed to meet its internal 90-percent target for intermodal transit on-time performance for 18 […]
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received five license applications for review. The FMC received a non-vessel-operating common carrier license application from Iris International USA, Haworth, N.J. (Chang […]
Bill Shuster, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has formed a special panel of six committee members to create a national infrastructure strategy across all freight transport modes.
The Union Pacific railroad has introduced a twice-weekly dedicated intermodal rail service between the Port of Houston’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal, and its Dallas Intermodal Terminal facility.
J.B. Hunt Transportation Services turned in first-quarter earnings of $73.3 million, a year-over-year increase of more than $5 million. Operating revenue during the quarter increased from $1.17 billion […]
The cloud-based intermodal solutions provider IAS said Wednesday it has released changes to its ChassisManager program at the Hampton Roads Chassis Pool (HRCP) to address changes in the chassis-provisioning […]
In March, intermodal traffic rose by 0.5 percent, year over year, to 933,208 containers, while the number of carloads declined by 0.5 percent to 1.117 million when compared to March […]
The City of Long Beach is appealing to the Los Angeles City Council not to approve the Southern California International Gateway rail yard project recently forwarded by the Port of […]
The liner carrier OOCL said Monday it will no longer provide chassis for import and export shipments to and from facilities in Houston and Savannah from July 1. […]
The North American revenue-earning railcar fleet increased by 1 percent in 2012, according to the 2013 North American Freight Railcar Review, published by Railinc. The revenue-earning fleet is […]
The non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans said Tuesday it will add two Shanghai-to-U.S. less-than-containerload (LCL) services to its transpacific services. The services include a new connection between Shanghai and […]
Things are looking up for JB Hunt, according to a BB&T analysis ahead of the company’s release of first-quarter results. BB&T predicts intermodal volumes will rise near the […]
Hillwood Properties is adding on to its 17,000-acre master-planned complex AllianceTexas, building the 1.2-million-square-foot industrial speculation property Alliance Center North 1 as part of the Fort Worth development’s 650-acre […]
Port trucking companies wrestle with productivity, labor compliance challenges. By Eric Kulisch Trucking companies that service the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are trying to overcome impediments at […]
Currently, import containers that don’t move inland from the dock as a block on unit trains are trucked 24 miles to BNSF’s Hobart Yard. The new intermodal facility would reduce […]
The Port of New Orleans said its board of commissioners has given notice to AECOM Technical Services to begin the design of the port’s new Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal […]
Maersk Line on Friday said it will raise freight rates April 15 from Asia (excluding Japan) to European destinations by $500 per TEU, while its rates to Syria will be […]
Local government and industry officials at three ports on the opposite end of the spectrum in California are lobbying members of Congress and U.S. Customs to adjust how the […]
The Government Accountability Office Wednesday released a report on shipping between Puerto Rico and the United States and possible modification of the Jones Act requirement that vessels participating in the […]
CenterPoint Properties broke ground this week on a new ACE Hardware distribution center at Wilmer, Texas. The 450,000-square-foot facility will be situated on 31.3 acres within the 59.9-acre […]
Building on the success of an ocean-import security pilot designed to increase trade efficiency, the United States and Canada on Thursday reached an agreement in principle to move ahead with […]
Truckload line-haul costs have risen 4.3 percent last month compared to February 2012, but have remained flat from January, according to the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index. Intermodal costs […]
The Jacksonville Port Authority’s 2013 Logistics & Intermodal Conference, March 18-19, will highlight how major global terminal operators are expanding in emerging markets, including those in South America, Central […]
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Thursday certified the final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Southern California International Gateway (SCIG) intermodal railyard, which it said would increase the […]
Freight shipments rose by 0.5 percent, year over year, and increased by 5.6 percent when compared to January, according to the Cass Freight Index. January’s numbers showed a […]
The Multimodal Opportunities via Enhanced (MOVE) Act offered by Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J., would expand the definition of the national freight network to include rail, waterways, inland ports, freight intermodal […]
Last month’s announcement that Mediterranean Shipping Co., the second-largest container carrier in the world by capacity, had invested as a minority partner with Hanjin’s Total Terminals International to operate Pier […]
The liner carrier COSCO Container Lines said Monday it plans to hike bunker rates on the transpacific trade from April 1. The line’s bunker adjustment factor will move […]
New Jersey-based logistics software provider Aljex Software on Wednesday said it has released a new product for rail intermodal management. The new solution, Vision Intermodal, operates within Aljex […]
By Eric Kulisch Several dozen freight industry professionals involved in container shipping met in Chicago last summer to discuss ways to increase exports by ocean container. A big part […]
In fiscal year 2012, ended Sept. 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers processed more than $2.3 billion in trade and 25 million containers (ocean boxes, and intermodal containers […]
By Eric Kulisch The Union Pacific Railroad has taken several steps in the past year to increase capacity on its network for agricultural products, many of which are destined […]
After a nearly 1-percent gain in December, the Chemical Production Regional Index rose by 0.7 percent in January, according to the American Chemistry Council. Chemical production increased across all […]
January’s bump in the air cargo market came simply because of the ramp up to the Chinese New Year, and those in the air cargo industry should expect a […]
Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton made clear in an interview last week that he and Gov. Bob McDonnell will have the final say over whether to sell operating rights […]
The procurement solutions provider CombineNet has extended an existing deal with transportation management systems and third party logistics services provider Transplace, the companies said Tuesday. The agreement will […]
Washington state’s legislature has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday morning on a proposed law that would require large ports in the state to “employ drayage truck operators to load, unload, […]
Union Pacific has appointed Kate Betsworth to vice president of intermodal operations. She will direct the railroad’s intermodal facilities and network operations. UP operates 34 intermodal facilities across […]
The transportation and logistics firm Pacer International said it had a profit of $2.2 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, compared to $1.1 million in the same 2011 […]
Intermodal container volumes ended 2012 at a record high with 13.1 million moves, surpassing the previous year by 5.9 percent, according to the latest Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics […]
The board said NACPC’s 10 current members account for a very small percentage of the estimated 7,000 motor carriers that provide intermodal transportation of marine chassis in the country.
All 28 speakers at a public hearing Monday evening in Norfolk urged the Virginia Port Authority board of commissioners to reject proposals by APM Terminals and a consortium led by […]
The North Carolina State Ports Authority on Friday named Jeff Miles as acting executive director. Miles has served in senior management positions in the port and maritime transportation […]
The Pacific Northwest port of Tacoma handled 1.7 million TEUs in 2012, a 16 percent increase over the previous year and its best year since 2008. Inbound containerloads […]
The steady growth of transloading in Southern California is welcomed by officials at the local ports because it represents an opportunity to attract more import cargo, but the trend […]
The railroad’s investments reflect the profitability of the freight railroads and their desire to keep up with growing demand as the population, highway congestion, international trade and U.S. reindustrialization increase.
J.B. Hunt Transportation Services generated record fourth quarter net earnings of $84 million, an $11.4 million rise over 2011’s total. Operating revenue for the fourth quarter also rose, […]
The Canadian railroad has been an industry leader in making intermodal comparable to a truck service to attract shippers that demand fast and reliable freight transportation – and continues to hone […]
The Alabama State Port Authority has approved $11.5 million in new contracts for the construction for a rail access bridge and expanded for another year Moffatt and Nichol’s engineering and […]
Swift Transportation submitted record quarterly operating revenue and operating income, finishing the fourth quarter with $922 million in revenue, outpacing last year’s result of $860 million. Full-year operating […]
Calendar-year revenues increased 10 percent to more than C$9.9 billion, with all business units registering gains, led by petroleum and chemicals at 15 percent to C$1.6 billion. Intermodal revenue grew […]
BX Solutions, a Toledo, Ohio-based multimodal company borne from the debris of BAX Global, has added a time-definite, airport-to-airport trucking service to its 31 markets. Expansion of the […]
The liner carrier MOL on Wednesday released the latest monthly performance metrics for its North America service, as well as its latest quarterly intermodal performance metrics. Of 13 service […]
Canadian National Railway is investing in two intermodal facilities in the Midwest to help shippers access the West Coast ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert. The facilities are scheduled to […]
Wisconsin-based Marten Transport experienced the highest net income in its history last year, finishing 2012 with a 12.3-percent year-over-year rise in income to $27.3 million. Net income in […]
DHL Global Forwarding has introduced the flexitank, a container specially designed for the transport of bulk non-hazardous liquids, to its operations. Shippers can use flexitanks for the transport […]
By Eric Kulisch Yusen Logistics (Americas) and Pacer Distribution Services are two of the biggest providers of transloading services in the Los Angeles area, and visits to their facilities […]
CSX said it will make improvements on its River Line between northern New Jersey and the Albany, N.Y. region. The railroad said the $26 million project, with plans […]
Part 1 of 2: Midsized shippers could drive growth of import consolidation strategy in SoCal. By Eric Kulisch More freight imported through the Los Angeles basin is being transloaded into 53-foot […]
In its latest Beige Book summing up current economic conditions in 12 key regions throughout the United States, the Federal Reserve outlined mixed transportation results in the closing months […]
Seaspan Corp. said Wednesday it signed contracts for the construction of five 14,000-TEU class containerships at Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2015 and […]
The port is scheduled to start work this Wednesday on a new intermodal rail yard attached to its Berth 200. The new $137 million yard, in Wilmington, is designed to improve […]
Canadian Pacific railroad on Monday opened a new intermodal facility at Saskatchewan’s Global Transportation Hub (GTH) in Regina. The 300-acre intermodal yard is adjacent to CP’s mainline between […]
Optical character recognition (OCR) is becoming more widely used in ports around the world to automate operations, according to a report released by the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA). […]
The shipping consultancy SeaIntel Maritime Analysis has partnered with Appropriate Communications, a public relations agency focusing on maritime and logistics in emerging markets, to start a new portal that gives status […]
After a year-long test, Seattle-based Freight Wing has introduced fuel-saving chassis side skirts for intermodal haulers. Truckers, including Dionbilt Trailers, who have tested Freight Wing’s device, have reported […]
Quality Distribution has appointed former U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head Annette M. Sandberg to board director. Sandberg has more than 20 years of public safety and law […]
Investment in optimization systems drives widening revenue gap between truck brokers. By Eric Johnson Brad Jacobs knows a high-growth industry when he sees one. The chief executive […]
Last month I described how U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency have partnered on a pilot project to scan cargo at the Port of […]
Related Magazine Content Steel-wheeled pipeline One of the fastest growth areas for SkyBitz, a provider of satellite and cellular-based technology that tracks mobile assets such as truck trailers and […]
U.S. oil fields create big business for railroads, specialized truckers and project 3PLs. By Eric Kulisch The giant oil-shale and gas field in North Dakota and Montana […]
Langh develops specialized container for the steel industry. The success of containerization and intermodalism is based on the fact that there are millions of identical shipping containers which can be easily […]
The Florida East Coast Railway in October launched a new two-day intermodal service from Nashville, Tenn., to Miami designed to reduce trucking challenges into South Florida. It is the […]
Privately-held third party logistics provider Transplace said Thursday it has acquired Torus Freight Systems, a Canadian 3PL specializing in cross-border and intra-Canada freight management. Ontario-based Torus is the third […]
Nearly 100 trade associations from around the country — groups representing the interests of retailers, manufacturers, farmers and transportation companies — sent a letter today asking President Obama to […]
Dubai-based global container terminal operator DP World has launched a major shipper-awareness and confidence-raising campaign in the UK ahead of the October 2013 opening of a new deepwater London Gateway […]
The discussion agreement said a consolidated charge will dramatically simplify how inland intermodal fuel surcharges are assessed and collected, and provide customers with greater clarity in forecasting their total freight costs.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said Monday that as part of his fiscal year 2014 budget proposal, he will seek an additional $50 million in funding for the Savannah Harbor […]
By Chris Gillis All indications in the market are that freight transportation costs, both international and domestic, are on the rise for American shippers in 2013. These […]
While listening to the very informative State of Freight webinar from transportation analyst FTR Associates in early November, there were some interesting statistical conundrums for senior analysts Noel Perry […]
It’s not unusual to find stories in the financial pages about companies and individuals buying up portfolios of patents — often related to software — just to become “patent […]
Yusen Logistics has started a less-than-container-load (LCL) service from Taiwan to Los Angeles. The direct service sails from Keelung every Tuesday and arrives at Los Angeles 13 days […]
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based trucking company U.S. Xpress Enterprises will significantly expand its U.S./Mexican cross-border services via two deals. First, U.S. Xpress will purchase a 90-percent interest in Xpress Internacional. […]
Noel Perry, senior consultant for the transportation analyst FTR Associates, said the recovery effort from Hurricane Sandy will likely be a boon to trucking and intermodal companies that participate in […]
Matson had a profit of $19.1 million in the third quarter ending Sept. 30, more than double the $8.7 million earned in the same period a year earlier. […]
Intermodal volume rose 3.2 percent in the third quarter, the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) said Monday. Volume grew to nearly 3.8 million units year-on-year despite signs […]
by Cheryl Garcia, regional vice president, Global Transportation Relationship Management, U.S. Bank Freight Payment Supply chain practitioners have a simple goal: to create as much certainty as possible out […]
OOCL said starting Jan. 1 it will no longer provide chassis for import and export shipments to and from Norfolk and Front Royal, Va., as well as for Kansas City, […]
Interim Director Deborah Ale Flint on Thursday assured citizens, employees, public officials and industry partners that the Port of Oakland would get to the bottom of the of the fraud […]
Echo Global Logistics said Thursday it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Sharp Freight Systems, an intermodal and truckload brokerage firm based in Yorba Linda, Calif., and with […]
SynchroNet Intermodal Services has started a new door-to-door service, DoorLogistics, which provides standard ISO boxes (20-foot, 40-foot, and 45-foot containers) door-to-door pricing and operations support. The new service offers […]
Postal Service could save switching mail from truck to intermodal rail. By Chris Dupin The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General’s Risk Analysis Research Center […]
Maersk shakes up reefer world with plans to hike rates 30 percent in early 2013. By Eric Johnson Maersk Line has started to make autumn its “big news” […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood came to Atlanta for The International Air Cargo Association’s biennial forum with a message of support for the air freight industry. “We are […]
