Intermodal providers

Major eastern U.S. railroads stand to gain whether or not the Panama Canal expansion brings more freight to the ports they serve.

U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending June 2 rose 4.1 percent year-over-year but fell 12.6 percent from the week before, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Container Corporation of India’s net profit stayed almost flat year-over-year at $160 million in fiscal 2011-12 ended March 31 as the state-owned intermodal logistics provider was hit by rising

Intermodal freight volume hauled by U.S. railroads rose 3.1 percent in the week ending May 19, as containerized intermodal freight continued a steady ascent.

The Antwerp Port Authority has joined a consortium to operate a new rail freight terminal across the border of the Netherlands.

You’d be hard pressed to find a better barometer than intermodal traffic of the road ahead for U.S. shippers and transportation providers.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending May 12 rose 3 percent year-over-year and was nearly flat from the previous week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

With transportation representing the biggest cost factor in the domestic supply chain, retailers are locating their inland distribution facilities as close to rail ramps as possible, an industrial rea

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday said the city plans to open a $200 million hub next year, as the city attempts to boost international volume through O’Hare International Airport.

Schneider National and BNSF Railway have extended their intermodal partnership by signing a multiyear contract, giving customers of the latter “truck-like” reliability as over-the-road cap

Pacer International and CSX Transportation have extended their partnership through a new multiyear agreement, giving the intermodal middleman more opportunity to tap the Eastern shift of cargo from th

Domestic intermodal container volume in the first quarter surged 14.9 percent year-over-year, outpacing international intermodal traffic gains by a wide margin and reconfirming strong U.S.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending April 28 jumped 5.5 percent year-over-year and 1.3 percent from the previous week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Russia’s leading intermodal operator saw international transit traffic handled increase by 17.8 percent last year as Asia-Europe overland transport options grew in popularity.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending April 21 jumped 6 percent year-over-year and 2.2 percent from the previous week, according to the Association of American Railroads.

Pacer International on Thursday reported a 3.5 percent decrease in revenue to $345.9 million in the first quarter

Hub Group reported a 15 percent increase in intermodal freight volume in the first quarter, boosting its intermodal revenue 20 percent to $404 million.

U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending March 24 rose 4.2 percent year-over-year and 2.3 percent from the week before, according to the Association of American Railroads.

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Canadian Pacific Railway will haul an additional 2 million tons of frac sand annually through a recently signed multiyear agreement with Unimin, a major producer of industrial minerals.

Canadian National Railway will expand its service to the growing Port of Prince Rupert by adding a container train connection to Edmonton in June.

Intermodal volume hauled by major U.S.

Two technology companies focused on port drayage and container chassis services, Advent and eModal, merged to form Advent Intermodal Solutions.

Intermodal volume last week slipped 2.8 percent year-over-year to 214,402 trailers and containers while carload traffic fell 5 percent to 281,644 carloads, the Association of American Railroads report

NOL Group renewed its contract with Union Pacific for U.S. rail transport of containerized cargo carried by APL, it liner shipping business.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide is putting 500 new intermodal containers into its U.S. shipping network as the freight broker seeks to add greater flexibility in shifting business between modes.

Intermodal freight shipments moved by U.S. railroads jumped 16.8 percent year-over-year in the week ending Feb.

Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation are expanding their eastern U.S. intermodal rail networks, with new routes, facilities and services expected this year.

Hub Group expects a “transformational year” for the intermodal industry as Eastern rail network expansion boosts intermodal volumes, company officials said.

Higher rates and volumes boosted fourth-quarter net profit 25.4 percent to $72.6 million at J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the nation’s largest intermodal trucker.

Far East Land Bridge will launch a new rail service in March linking Europe to the thriving manufacturing center of Chongqing in central China.

Trucking giant Schneider National and CSX Transportation signed a multiyear contract expanding their intermodal partnership in the Eastern U.S.

Intermodal volume for major U.S. railroads fell 9.3 percent year-over-year in the week ending Jan.

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Florida East Coast Railway plans to expand the reach of its intermodal business in 2012, adding a second drayage “relay” station in Georgia and strengthening its partnerships with large U.

Intermodal volume for major U.S. railroads soared 22.9 percent year-over-year in the week ending Dec.

Intermodal volume for U.S.

Intermodal container traffic increased 2.6 percent week-to-week and 6.9 percent year-over-year in the week ending Nov.

Domestic intermodal traffic spiked upward 6.3 percent in the third quarter, an industry group said

Intermodal provider Hub Group said its Comtrak Logistics unit acquired assets of intermodal drayage trucker Challenge