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News and analysis of intermodal marketing companies (IMCs), rates, services, routes, cost savings
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Intermodal falters in Q1, service wanes
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
North American intermodal volume ended the first quarter worse than initially forecast due to changing shipping patterns and flooding in the Midwest, but there are signs that this is an inflection point to a difficult 2019 and not a fleeting blip.
Intermodal providers
Brazil truck strike spurs intermodal surge
Rob Ward, Brazil Special Correspondent |
After a nationwide trucker strike last May, transportation providers like Maersk and Brazilian railroad Brado are taking a multimodal approach to avoid becoming overly dependent on a volatile trucking market.
Intermodal providers
International rail
Weather, rail service woes cool US intermodal growth
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Domestic intermodal volume will decline on a quarterly basis for the first time since 2016 to begin this year, but it’s still unclear whether the drop in shipments is a worrisome trend or a result of comparisons to an extraordinary 2018.
Intermodal providers
Tariff rush drives record LA-LB transloading
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Although the 2018 imports and intermodal shipments were inflated somewhat due to the tariffs, the 10-year trend has been increased transloading of imports to domestic containers in Southern California.
Intermodal providers
US private intermodal outperforming rail-owned units
Lawrence Gross, president, Gross Transportation Consulting |
Should shipment volumes of privately owned domestic containers continue to outpace those of rail-owned units, it will have major implications for the future of non-asset intermodal retailers.
Intermodal providers
North-American rail
Infographic: SE inland ports offer alternatives to drayage
JOC Staff |
Port authorities in the US Southeast have opened up inland ports in recent years to eliminate mutli-hour drays, free up truck capacity, and raise driver productivity.
Intermodal providers
Dhaka ICD triples empty container storage fees
Bangladesh Special Correspondent |
Shippers using the inland container depot to store empty containers will now be subject to an additional $6 per day charge.
International ports
Intermodal providers
US intermodal growth to slow as tariffs pinch
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Class I railroads face uncertainty in global trade, as well challenges in service and pricing, to keep momentum going in 2019.
Intermodal providers
Pressure on US domestic intermodal to up its game
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
If price is how intermodal separates itself from trucking, railroads should think hard about rates.
Intermodal providers
Chittagong yard to boost container storage tenfold
Bangladesh Special Correspondent |
With annual handling volume increasing substantially, Chittagong faces yard congestion throughout the year.
International ports
Drayage
Intermodal providers
New inland port serving Savannah to offer direct rail service
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Although trains will still go through Atlanta, there will be a number of advantages for shippers by avoiding vehicle traffic.
Intermodal providers
US shippers seek capacity with JB Hunt intermodal, dedicated truck
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
US shippers are desperate for surface capacity and turning to modes they previously shunned as a result.
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Trucking News
All intermodal contracts booked up for Southern California 2018 peak
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Railroads are no longer taking on new contracts for peak domestic intermodal business later this year out of Southern California. And that means small-size and mid-size shippers will likely be hurt the most because they don’t have the necessary volume to gain leverage in negotiations; they will be forced to supplement any truckload serve with record-high spot rates on the rails.
Intermodal providers
TRAC shifting chassis to Chicago to alleviate congestion
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
TRAC Intermodal has moved 400 chassis into Chicago and plans to move another 1,500 over the next three months to help alleviate the backlog of containers.
Intermodal providers
China-Europe rail shippers move from ad hoc to contracts
Greg Knowler, Europe Editor |
The complex rate on rail services between China and Europe has encouraged greater use of service contracts by shippers using the land option.
Intermodal providers
New York backs upstate inland port
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
Shippers in the vicinity of the port could save hundreds of dollars to move goods through the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Intermodal providers
Russia to offer large discount for internet-booked rail cargo
Eugene Gerden, Russia Special Correspondent |
Russian officials expect internet-based cargo bookings to account for up to 10 percent of bookings, perhaps more, in three years.
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Logistics Technology News
International rail
Analysis: Signs point to capacity crunch in domestic containers
Lawrence J. Gross, president Gross Transportation Consulting |
Based on “back-of-the-envelope” analysis, the capacity of the domestic container fleet was slightly lower this year than during the peak month of November last year.
Intermodal providers
US imports, truck rates propel intermodal rail volume, pricing
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
As intermodal rail container and trailer volumes hit historic highs, pressure, that may lift pricing in 2018 and beyond, is building.
Intermodal providers
JB Hunt: Transport costs rising 10 percent or more
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
“This is one of the highest periods of turbulence and volatility in supply we have ever experienced, and we don’t think it will abate any time soon,” John Roberts, president and CEO, and Shelly Simpson, chief commercial officer, said.
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Drayage
BCOs to gain from digitization of intermodal rail
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Shipping documents contain valuable information that BCOs can use for planning purposes if the information is digitized.
Intermodal providers
Rail pricing decider in US coastal port fight
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
West Coast ports compete harder for intermodal cargo, but rail pricing may be the key determiner.
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North American ports
North-American rail
Shippers can track rail and truck cargo via Hub Group tool
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
Hub Group has launched a new cargo tracking tool.
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Logistics Technology News
Joint US-Mexican rail facility to speed trains at Laredo
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
US and Mexican Customs officials at a KCS-built facility will work to speed growing cross-border rail traffic at Laredo.
Intermodal providers
Rotterdam-Rhine-Alpine rail route shut down, barges delayed
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Diversion routes in Germany are also out of service because of engineering work, threatening further delays at Europe’s top container port.
International rail
Intermodal providers
New river terminals aim to ease Chittagong port congestion
Syful Islam, Bangladesh Special Correspondent |
The Bangladesh government is welcoming private sector investments in inland container terminals.
Transport, Trade, and Regulation News
Intermodal providers
JB Hunt’s acquisition bulks up e-commerce ‘middle mile’ reach
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
J.B. Hunt’s first acquisition in recent memory is neither in the first nor final-mile logistics space.
Intermodal providers
Mundra, Pipavav ports gain new rail services
India Special Correspondent |
Starting Aug. 1, three time-definite train runs a week will be introduced linking inland locations to Mundra and Pipavav.
International rail
Intermodal providers
Antwerp and Rotterdam hit with barge surcharges
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
A leading European barge operator is imposing a congestion surcharge in Antwerp and Rotterdam.
International ports
Intermodal providers
Charleston, Virginia ports deepen intermodal rail reach
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
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.
Intermodal providers
North American ports
Barges face longer delays at Antwerp and Rotterdam
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The recent cyber attack on the Maersk Group made existing congestion worse.
International ports
Intermodal providers
Oklahoma inland port revamps ro-ro dock
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
<p>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.</p>
Breakbulk News
North American ports
Intermodal providers
Grounded US rail design aids exporters but no silver bullet
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
The challenge with chassis shortages is that they are just as chronic and pervasive as they are nuanced.
North-American rail
Intermodal providers
US railroads seen riding e-commerce growth to cargo gains
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Rail tracks end long before e-commerce's last mile, but Amazon.com has many "touch points" at Union Pacific Railroad, Beth Whited says.
Intermodal providers
UP enhances domestic intermodal connecting LA-LB and Midwest
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Union Pacific brings domestic intermodal rail to the ICTF near LA-LB ports.
Intermodal providers
North-American rail
Hub enters dedicated trucking with acquisition
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
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.
Intermodal providers
Trucking News
New York eyes projects to handle rising rail traffic
Hugh R. Morley, Senior Editor |
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.
Intermodal providers
North-American rail
ITS expands in Ohio Valley to harness intermodal potential
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
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.
Intermodal providers
CSX’s planned Chicago area terminal sparks pushback
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
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.
North-American rail
Intermodal providers
Top US domestic intermodal providers raising rates
Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor |
The transportation providers’ confidence has been spurred by an intermodal market that is improving.
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