Intermodal providers

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.

Five prominent industry executives address the soft international and domestic intermodal market, the impact of ocean alliances and consolidation, and what the industry needs to do to improve supply chain efficiency.

U.S. exporters are bracing for what could be another historic harvest this year.

A new white paper commissioned by the Van Horne Institute and completed by JOC outlines how Canada can build on its success in creating inland ports.

Retailer tightens control over delivery times, flow of inventory from warehouses as e-commerce grows.

The new agreement highlights how Savannah, along with a handful of other U.S. ports, are tapping intermodal rail networks connected to inland hubs

The continued closure of at least one railway line and a highway disrupted the flow of containers to and from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Friday in the fourth day of a savage wildfire wreaking havoc in the northeast Los Angeles area.

A wildfire northeast of Los Angeles continued to disrupt the flow of containers to and from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles Thursday, but road and rail traffic was less affected than Wednesday, officials said.

The Blue Cut wildfire, which cut off road and rail traffic in the Cajon Pass, northeast of L.A. and the Inland Empire, is causing shipping detours and delays.

BNSF has 60 days to decide whether to appeal latest court ruling involving the Southern California International Gateway.

Looking beyond the broader market, Hub Group sees share gain, more volume ahead.

The Port of Baltimore is not giving up on a project to raise the Howard Street tunnel enough to allow the passage of double-stacked freight trains.

Inland ports are helping retailers cover supply chain gaps generated by growing e-commerce demand.

Truck drivers who have been using a secondary access road to reach a major intermodal complex outside Chicago have been forced to cope with longer turn times, fewer trips and higher costs — but a solution is in the works.

DP World is continuing its search for investment opportunities along the China-Europe Silk Road.

A container block train bound for Duisburg in Germany pulled out of the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi at the weekend, the latest milestone in the development of China-Europe container rail links.

Allcargo Logistics, the parent of global non-vessel-operating common carrier ECU Line, plans to more than double annual revenue.