<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The development of a grain transloading facility in western Canada by autumn 2019 will add to the export momentum that is building at Prince Rupert and Vancouver.</p></div>

The development of a grain transloading facility in western Canada by autumn 2019 will add to the export momentum that is building at Prince Rupert and Vancouver.

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<div><p>The opening of a grain transloading terminal in western Canada in time for the 2019 harvest will add to the growing volume of container exports from <a>Prince Rupert</a> and <a>Vancouver</a> as those ports position themselves as North American gateways to...

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The railroad said some systems were gradually returning to service, but that significant operational restrictions remained due to the outage, which began Tuesday and was determined to not be a cyberattack. </p></div>

The railroad said some systems were gradually returning to service, but that significant operational restrictions remained due to the outage, which began Tuesday and was determined to not be a cyberattack.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The strike threat from unionized security personnel comes as the Southern California gateway is already experiencing congestion and rising rail container dwell times due to record or near-record container volumes this summer and fall. </p></div>

The strike threat from unionized security personnel comes as the Southern California gateway is already experiencing congestion and rising rail container dwell times due to record or near-record container volumes this summer and fall.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>The new ships join a ballooning backlog of vessels that has swelled to more than 200 ships totaling 2 million dwt, equivalent to 23% of the existing fleet, according to data from shipbroker Clarksons. </p></div>

The new ships join a ballooning backlog of vessels that has swelled to more than 200 ships totaling 2 million dwt, equivalent to 23% of the existing fleet, according to data from shipbroker Clarksons.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Management said on the company's third-quarter earnings call that early bidding opportunities could require average double-digit rate increases, although it cautioned it was too early to forecast pricing for the entire year. </p></div>

Management said on the company's third-quarter earnings call that early bidding opportunities could require average double-digit rate increases, although it cautioned it was too early to forecast pricing for the entire year.

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<div class="phx-topic abstract-wrapper"><p>Notwithstanding the rate correction, sources believe unchanged or only slightly lower westbound allocations on the lane have kept carrier spot asks from crashing more steeply. </p></div>

Notwithstanding the rate correction, sources believe unchanged or only slightly lower westbound allocations on the lane have kept carrier spot asks from crashing more steeply.

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