The head of the nation’s largest container port suggested Monday that Canada’s investment in its western ports to capture more Asian trade is smart policy and that a U.S. […]
Canadian National Railway and food broker and logistics company Agri-Food Central said Thursday they have reached an agreement to improve the supply chain for specialty grains moving from Western […]
Union Pacific said it had profit of $904 million in the third quarter, 16 percent more than the $778 million earned in the same 2010 period. Revenue at […]
Foye The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s board of commissioners on Thursday confirmed Patrick J. Foye, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recommendation to be the executive […]
Hapag-Lloyd said it has created a computer program that shippers can use to calculate the emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM10) […]
Electronic devices on trucks that record the amount of time a vehicle is driven by an individual have gotten a bad wrap for reducing fleet productivity, but an industry […]
Non-vessel-operating common carrier Ocean World Lines opened a new office in Houston to handle cargoes to and from the region. OWL, a subsidiary of Pacer International, will handle […]
CSX said it had a record third quarter profit of $464 million, 19 percent more than the $414 million earned in the same 2010 period. Revenue was $2.96 […]
Suggestions that the Canadian government is improperly subsidizing expansion of western Canadian ports and related freight infrastructure are unfounded and will harm two-way trade if a U.S. investigation into […]
Non-asset based logistics provider Transplace on Thursday announced it has acquired Chicago-based intermodal marketing company Celtic International to increase its capabilities in the growing intermodal market. Privately held […]
Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it will raise rates on shipments from Japan to the United States from Jan. 1. The planned increase is $320 per 20-foot […]
The Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) will present the 2011 Connie Award to Robert Kenneth (Ken) Johns, former president of Sea-Land Service, for his significant influence on containerization in […]
CSX Transportation said it has work completed or construction underway at one-third of the clearance projects included in its National Gateway project and noted it was “on track for […]
Ace Hardware next year will deconsolidate and ship import cargo to regional distribution centers from a new import distribution facility near the Port of Virginia. The home repair […]
The Norfolk Southern Railway plans to launch a new double-stack container service in mid-October connecting the Port of Virginia with customers in central North Carolina.
The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Friday it will raise U.S. export rates to the Far East beginning Nov. 1. The increases are $100 per 20-foot and […]
OOCL and Freightliner said Thursday they have renewed a 10-year strategic partnership to provide OOCL customers with U.K. intermodal services. Under the new contract, OOCL has committed to […]
Washington Notebook By Eric Kulisch Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently pointed in his blog to two construction projects as examples of the type of infrastructure upgrades the United States […]
New UP facility will bring together bulk agriculture grain, empty containers. By Chris Dupin Union Pacific Railroad will give agriculture exporters another way to tap the plentiful supply of […]
Education key to NVO’s plan to complement Obama’s export call. By Chris Dupin If President Obama wants to double exports in the next five years, he could do worse […]
2010 logistics costs go up despite better inventory management, study says. By Eric Kulisch U.S. logistics costs increased 10.4 percent, or $114 billion, to $1.2 trillion in 2010 because […]
CSX, Ports America put Baltimore on container map despite distance from ocean. By Eric Kulisch The Port of Baltimore, relegated to the lower tier of harbors in the container […]
High-tech CSX hub takes intermodal to next level. Companies like CSX are applying new approaches to increase the density and efficiency of new intermodal terminals. These include stacking […]
American Shipper’s International Transportation Management Systems (ITMS) Benchmark Study, published November 2010 (available for free at www.AmericanShipper.com/ITMS), demonstrated that shippers use an average of about four-and-a-half IT systems to […]
APL Logistics rebuilds domestic intermodal business a decade after selling double-stack business to Pacer. By Chris Dupin It’s back to the future at APL Logistics as the company rebuilds […]
Sputtering recovery translates into fewer shipments. By Eric Kulisch Growth has been choppy since the U.S. economy pulled out of recession two years ago, alternating between lukewarm and anemic […]
Pacer International said Friday it has expanded its direct double-stack intermodal rail service to serve customers moving cargo between Chihuahua, Mexico, and key U.S. and Canadian markets. The […]
MarAd Panama Canal, marine highways workshops
Huntsville gets FAA approval to handle B747-8s
Roadrunner, Prime Logistics completes merger
Freight rail feels Irene more than ports
CSX to expand Columbus terminal
Port Everglades, FEC to develop intermodal yard
UP invests in N.M. intermodal yard
Maersk profit slides, still bests peers
Carriers complain to FMC about N.Y.-N.J. fee
Wincanton sells off European units
Saddle Creek expands in Chicago, Jacksonville
Yusen Logistics makes senior appointments
IANA: Domestic container volume rises
CSX invests in Louisville intermodal terminal
Port Everglades reports cargo upswing
Greenbrier gets orders for 3,700 railcars
Improved rail benefits Southampton terminal
Hub increases 2nd quarter income 49%
Quillen picked to chair overhauled VPA
Norfolk Southern 2nd quarter profit up 42%
Intermodal buoys CN Q2 performance
C.H. Robinson profit increases
Union Pacific reports higher profit
CSX reports 28 percent hike in profits
Matson rebrands units as Matson Logistics
Congress pressed for action on harbor dredging
House GOP proposes scaled-back highway bill
CMA CGM adds 5th Zeebrugge/Duisburg shuttle
Companies keen on relocating to Mexico
DOT claws $527 million for TIGER III
APL builds intermodal yard near Chicago
Inland port planned for South Florida
APL Logistics debuts 53-foot domestic boxes
Port Everglades moves forward with ICTF
MSC plans peak season surcharge from Asia
Ports America, MSC to expand Newark terminal
Hub subsidiary adds to drayage network
FMCSA seeks comments on chassis records
NOL departures continue as Eng leaves APL
PierPass to increase fee in SoCal ports
A hardware, software marriage
Removing shackles from more productive trucks
Supply chain foundations
SynchroNet opens new HQ in Virginia Beach
Virginia to operate Port of Richmond
CN improves Toronto-area terminal
Horizon Logistics sold to Logistics Plus
Higher volumes, rates pull BNSF forward
Steinke to receive Connie Award
CaroTransÆ local approach
Matson loss drags down A&B earnings
VPA closes in on Richmond port deal
NS breaks ground on Memphis terminal
Pacer reports $2 million 1st quarter profit
Norfolk Southern says profit up 26%
Transplace buys chemical logistics provider
C.H. Robinson reports 16% profit increase
Yusen names Granger capacity head
Shippers complain about lack of rail competition
Union Pacific Q1 profit up 24%
Canadian Pacific 1st quarter profit drops
CSX reports first quarter profit up 30%
CMA CGM to raise transpacific rates
Grand China plans rapid transpacific growth
