Commentary

While we wish there were only two challenges ahead, we prefer to separate the challenges in three silos: capacity supply side, cargo demand and operating cost.

It’s not easy being an urban port.

Many of the changes in the international supply chain brought about by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks created negatively affected the free flow of goods into and out of the U.S.

While companies will continue to focus on tight, yet flexible supply chains, it’s important to turn our attention to a couple of areas gaining traction: mode shift and the implementation of the Automated Commercial Environment.

For those in the rail intermodal business, 2012 served as a reminder that year-over-year changes are inevitable...

Markets may be expected to become more efficient as they evolve.