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Stay updated with our rail transport news and trends. Journal of Commerce covers intermodal news, and port connectivity news in the container rail transport sector.
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Q3 intermodal volumes disappoint again
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Intermodal volumes did not recover in the third quarter, prompting questions of what railroads can do to win back shippers, other than waiting for a recovery in trucking.
Intermodal providers
DP World deepens India integrator push with multimodal hub
Bency Mathew, Special India Correspondent |
The Dubai-based global port terminal operator is looking to position an existing inland freight terminal in Hyderabad as a regional multimodal distribution hub as part of a larger effort to offer integrated logistics services in India.
Marine terminals
Intermodal providers
PSA Terminal lifts intermodal profile at India’s JNPT
Bency Mathew, Special India Correspondent |
Hyundai Merchant Marine has set up weekly block train operations from India’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals to a key northern India hinterland point; the service launched this week with a 90-TEU railcar.
International rail
Low-single-digit growth forecast for ocean, intermodal sectors
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Freight volumes and rates in the US ocean, intermodal rail, and trucking sectors will see flat to low-single-digit percentage growth in the fourth quarter and into 2020 as retailers burn off inventories, according to speakers at IANA’s annual conference.
Intermodal providers
Maritime
No easy fix for chassis conundrum: speakers
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
A conflict of interests among supply chain stakeholders involving how best to manage chassis usage at ports and rail hubs continues to harm productivity, with no immediate solution on the horizon.
Intermodal providers
Matson Logistics taps BlackBerry for intermodal visibility
JOC Staff |
BlackBerry Radar will provide a “near real-time” status reading for Matson Logistics’ entire fleet of domestic intermodal containers.
Rail News
Protest halting KCS trains to Lazaro Cardenas ends
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Trains began running again into the Mexican Port of Lazaro Cardenas Thursday, two days after protestors halted train traffic at the port, raising anew concerns of reliability of the country’s railroad system in moving freight.
International rail
China-Europe rail rates falling as volumes rise
Keith Wallis, Special Correspondent |
Growth in container volumes and efficiency enhancements at key border crossings should contribute to a strong, but relatively smooth peak season for rail service between China and Europe.
International rail
US intermodal poised for a rebound?
Theodore Prince, chief operating officer and co-founder, Tiger Cool Express |
The US intermodal industry is currently in the midst of a down cycle after volumes and rates surged in late 2017 and early 2018, but there are opportunities for railroads to accelerate the potential rebound if they are able to take advantage.
Intermodal providers
LTL
North-American rail
NY-NJ promotes block stowage to aid port rail flow
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
As part of the Port of New York and New Jersey’s effort to increase rail cargo efficiency, terminals are encouraging ocean carriers to place containers headed for a similar destination in one part of the vessel so they can be removed from the ship faster.
North American ports
Rail News
Amazon acquires branded intermodal containers
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The Journal of Commerce has learned Amazon has acquired 53-foot containers, signaling an intention to tender intermodal volume directly to Class I railroads without an intermediary and marketing itself as an end-to-end supply chain solution for small retailers.
Intermodal providers
Performance crimps Mexico intermodal growth
Larry Gross, president and founder, Gross Transportation Consulting |
The intermodal sector in Mexico has room to grow, but that means overcoming several challenges.
Rail News
CN, Evergreen extend Canada contract
JOC Staff |
Canadian National provides Evergreen has provided intermodal rail service to customers of Evergreen, the seventh-largest container line, for the last 27 years, with services connecting to the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, and Halifax.
Rail News
Cosco, CN extend intermodal pact
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The partnership between Canadian National Railway and Cosco was instrumental in propelling Prince Rupert from a bulk port to a major Asian gateway for US and Canadian cargo owners and forwarders.
Intermodal providers
UP nixes plan to fine trucks for missed appointments
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Union Pacific Railroad has dropped its plan to levy fines against trucking companies for canceling or missing ingate reservations to enter intermodal ramps in California, Oregon, and Washington.
North-American rail
AMLO pushes cross-Mexico rail bridge
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
The president of Mexico said work is continuing on a project to create a modern, efficient freight-moving operation by rail across the narrowest stretch of Mexico, which links ports on the Pacific and Gulf coasts.
International ports
International rail
UP-CSX weigh reversal of service cuts: sources
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Transportation, struggling to recover volume after service cuts, are reaching out to shippers and logistics providers about reinstating direct service to Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Ohio, sources tell JOC.com
North-American rail
JOC VIDEO: Solving the chassis puzzle
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
JOC Associate Editor Ari Ashe explains why chassis shortages are such a problem in the international transportation space and why finding a solution is so difficult.
Drayage
Rail News
US domestic intermodal weakest since Great Recession
Larry Gross, president and founder, Gross Transportation Consulting |
Intermodal’s grim first-half performance will improve as the fall peak arrives, but likely not enough to offset the losses experienced to date.
Rail News
New CN-CSX service links NE US and Canada
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Canadian National Railway and CSX Transportation will launch a new international intermodal service linking Montreal and Toronto to New York.
North-American rail
DHL risk unit: Plan for low river levels in Europe
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Companies should have contingency plans in place for their inland European supply chains as low water levels on the rivers are posing a very real threat.
Rail News
JOC Research Note: US intermodal savings lowest in five years
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
In its inaugural US Domestic Intermodal Savings Index, JOC finds that intermodal rates are closer to trucking rates than at any time since 2014, so shippers should closely examine their modal choices.
Intermodal providers
Maersk ocean-rail service adds new wrinkle to Asia-Europe
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Maersk’s new ocean-rail service from Asia to Northern Europe is offering competitive transit times against more established all-rail routes.
Rail News
TransX helps CN win domestic intermodal business
Mark Szakonyi, JOC Executive Editor |
Canadian National Railway said its enhanced competency to handle less-than-truckload volumes allowed it to provide a more sophisticated suite of services to Hudson’s Bay.
North-American rail
Norfolk Southern bullish on second half intermodal
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Norfolk Southern Railway believes the intermodal market has hit bottom and expects shippers to move more containers in the second half of 2019.
North-American rail
Baltimore gets grant for tunnel project, but shortfall remains
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Maryland and the Port of Baltimore will have to find $103 million in funds for the $466 million Howard Street Tunnel project after the federal government awarded only $125 million, just over half of the $228 million requested.
North American ports
North-American rail
First equipment interchange to ease Mexico intermodal flow
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Truckers in Mexico will soon be able to sign a single agreement that will set out common rules for equipment exchange with all signatory providers, creating a simpler, more reliable process.
North-American rail
US-Mexico shippers turn to intermodal amid truck delays
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Kansas City Southern’s cross-border intermodal rail volumes increased in the second quarter amid truck delays, but the railroad’s intermodal business as a whole struggled to compete with a lower-priced trucking sector.
International rail
CSX says lower truck rates hurting intermodal
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
CSX Transportation lowered its guidance for 2019 after offering a grimmer view of the freight market than J.B. Hunt had a day earlier, warning investors that the second half of the year could be worse than the first.
North-American rail
Europe looks to subsidies for road to rail freight shift
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Attempts to increase rail’s market share in Europe are being hampered by added costs involved in the modal shift, which Belgium’s transport lobbies believe can be solved by government subsidies.
Rail News
Trucking News
US railroad earnings to reveal intermodal drag
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Analysts expect more of a negative outlook from railroads in second-quarter earnings calls, as shippers have not sent as much on intermodal as they have anticipated in 2019.
Intermodal providers
Modane mudslide exposes lack of Europe rail alternatives
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Finding rail freight routes around the closed section of the North Sea-Med Corridor is not easy, as the line is a key link between France and Italy.
Rail News
Intermodal struggling to lure shippers: survey
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Although intermodal service was better in the second quarter, according to shippers, a survey from Cowen & Co. finds fewer customers are converting freight to rail because trucks are cheap and available.
Rail News
Intra-West Coast cargo shifts outpace coastal bleed
Larry Gross, president and founder, Gross Transportation Consulting |
While the current perception is that there is an ongoing shift of cargo occurring from the West Coast to the East and Gulf coasts, data shows that is not necessarily the case.
Intermodal providers
BNSF grapples with Elwood lot congestion
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Truckers continue to battle turns of more than an hour at times in BNSF’s Lot 16 outside Chicago, where the railroad has instructed all empty containers to be returned. This means drivers complete fewer jobs per day and shippers have to wait longer for service.
North-American rail
Drayage
French mudslide test rail contingency plans
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
All rail traffic along a busy route connecting the French city of Lyon and Turin in Italy has been suspended, forcing rail operators to re-route.
Rail News
UP to penalize missed intermodal deliveries
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Union Pacific Railroad will begin charging truckers and logistics providers for missed appointments for intermodal terminals and tighten free storage time for demurrage to 24 hours in all terminals beginning this autumn.
North-American rail
Drayage
Intermodal rail providers prep for smoother peak
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The intermodal peak season is expected to be a manageable one with domestic volumes continuing to be weak and abundant container capacity, while international loads will increase at a slower pace than a year ago. Industry stakeholders believe intermodal service will be good in the peak season.
North-American rail
China-Europe rail services cut transit times
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Despite huge growth in container volume transported by rail between China and Europe, the journey time is decreasing as services become more efficient.
International rail
Schneider expands intermodal as truck competition heats up
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The eighth-largest US trucking operator adds an intermodal option in Indianapolis, making service between the US Midwest and Northeast more competitive with trucks.
Intermodal providers
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