Intermodal providers

Shippers using the inland container depot to store empty containers will now be subject to an additional $6 per day charge.

Class I railroads face uncertainty in global trade, as well challenges in service and pricing, to keep momentum going in 2019.

If price is how intermodal separates itself from trucking, railroads should think hard about rates.

With annual handling volume increasing substantially, Chittagong faces yard congestion throughout the year.

Although trains will still go through Atlanta, there will be a number of advantages for shippers by avoiding vehicle traffic.

US shippers are desperate for surface capacity and turning to modes they previously shunned as a result.

Railroads are no longer taking on new contracts for peak domestic intermodal business later this year out of Southern California. And that means small-size and mid-size shippers will likely be hurt the most because they don’t have the necessary volume to gain leverage in negotiations; they will be forced to supplement any truckload serve with record-high spot rates on the rails.

TRAC Intermodal has moved 400 chassis into Chicago and plans to move another 1,500 over the next three months to help alleviate the backlog of containers.

The complex rate on rail services between China and Europe has encouraged greater use of service contracts by shippers using the land option.

Shippers in the vicinity of the port could save hundreds of dollars to move goods through the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Russian officials expect internet-based cargo bookings to account for up to 10 percent of bookings, perhaps more, in three years.

Based on “back-of-the-envelope” analysis, the capacity of the domestic container fleet was slightly lower this year than during the peak month of November last year.

As intermodal rail container and trailer volumes hit historic highs, pressure, that may lift pricing in 2018 and beyond, is building.

“This is one of the highest periods of turbulence and volatility in supply we have ever experienced, and we don’t think it will abate any time soon,” John Roberts, president and CEO, and Shelly Simpson, chief commercial officer, said.

Shipping documents contain valuable information that BCOs can use for planning purposes if the information is digitized.

West Coast ports compete harder for intermodal cargo, but rail pricing may be the key determiner.

Hub Group has launched a new cargo tracking tool.

US and Mexican Customs officials at a KCS-built facility will work to speed growing cross-border rail traffic at Laredo.

Diversion routes in Germany are also out of service because of engineering work, threatening further delays at Europe’s top container port.

The Bangladesh government is welcoming private sector investments in inland container terminals.

J.B. Hunt’s first acquisition in recent memory is neither in the first nor final-mile logistics space.

Starting Aug. 1, three time-definite train runs a week will be introduced linking inland locations to Mundra and Pipavav.

A leading European barge operator is imposing a congestion surcharge in Antwerp and Rotterdam.

The changing landscape for international intermodal rail reflects the fierce competition among US East Coast ports to attract away from the West Coast discretionary cargo into and out of points east of the Ohio Valley.

The recent cyber attack on the Maersk Group made existing congestion worse.

Renovation of the port’s low-water ro-ro dock follows the completion in 2016 of a two-year, $13 million rebuilding of the main dock at the Tulsa-Catoosa port.

The challenge with chassis shortages is that they are just as chronic and pervasive as they are nuanced.

Rail tracks end long before e-commerce's last mile, but Amazon.com has many "touch points" at Union Pacific Railroad, Beth Whited says.

Union Pacific brings domestic intermodal rail to the ICTF near LA-LB ports.

The deal underscores the rising demand for dedicated trucking services, as shippers look to put their contract and capacity concerns at ease in an off-kilter economy.

A new report by the Metropolitan Rail Freight Council looks at the upgrades to the area rail system that are needed to handle a forecast 35 percent jump in traffic flowing through the New York region by 2040.

Geographically, the region is easily accessible to the US East and West coasts and offers interline connectivity for eastern and western railways while bypassing infamous Chicago congestion.

As railroads are moving intermodal operations closer to their end markets, those end markets are fighting back projects they say test the limits of local infrastructure.

The transportation providers’ confidence has been spurred by an intermodal market that is improving.

There’s still plenty to concern shippers in 2017 when it comes to trucking and intermodal rail.

Shippers want the rail industry to try a slew of new approaches, but those changes may not materialize.

There are signs that shippers expect truckload and domestic intermodal rates to creep higher in early 2017.

The Oak Brook, Illinois-based trucking and transportation provider posted record-breaking domestic intermodal volume but tightening profit margins in their third-quarter earnings.

The new Inland Port Dillon will build on the momentum of South Carolina's first inland operation in Greer.

Pending US trucking regulations may play a significant role in market share of trucking and intermodal industries.