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.
Georgia
13 Jun 2017
"We’re not going to go chase your pallet-rate customer,” Rick O'Dell says as Saia looks to add long-haul volume, density through Northeast expansion.
18 May 2017
Roughly $4.6 billion is needed at East and Gulf coast ports to remedy pinch points in harbor infrastructure.
07 Apr 2017
The Federal Maritime Commission’s unanimous decision not to block the East Coast Gateway Port Terminal Agreement, the first of its kind in the United States, sets a precedent for port partnerships of this kind.
10 Mar 2017
A shortage of ocean containers may spell transloading opportunity for US trucking companies.
14 Jun 2016
A new port at Anaklia will be able to handle the ships that Georgia's top ports of Poti and Batumi cannot.
28 Apr 2016
The government of Ukraine plans to significantly reduce tariffs on container shipments via the trans-Caspian international transport route.
22 Mar 2016
The Conti Group, a U.S.-based global developer and builder of capital-intensive assets, has won a tender for the building of a deep-sea port on the Georgia Black Sea Coast at Anaklia, according to recent statements of Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Georgia’s prime minister.
