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Post-peak season, US domestic intermodal rates drift lower
JOC Team |
A weekly index of intermodal spot pricing showed post-peak season weakness and was weighed down by rate erosion on freight moving out of Chicago, where intermodal prices have been consistently strong this year. However pricing support out of the West Coast pointed to the effects of congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports.
Intermodal providers
BNSF restricts empty containers headed to Seattle, Tacoma, citing labor productivity decline
JOC Staff |
BNSF Railway is no longer accepting empty containers headed to Seattle and Tacoma marine terminals at railyards in Chicago; St. Paul, Minnesota, Denver and Omaha.
Intermodal providers
Tough times ahead for US shippers, FTR warns, as port woes continue
Corianne Egan, Associate Editor and William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
U.S. shippers dependent on congested ports face a tough year ahead, FTR Associates says. But that doesn't mean 2015 will be easy — or cheap — for anyone shipping freight in the U.S.
Trucking News
Longshore labor
North American ports
Intermodal providers
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Drayage
Shippers rethink supply chains as LA-LB congestion pushes up costs
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
West Coast port congestion keeps spot market truck prices on inland routes high, and shippers are rethinking supply chains as cost rise.
Trucking News
Intermodal providers
North American ports
Drayage
US intermodal volume slows as peak season winds down
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
U.S. intermodal volume growth appears to be slowing, reflecting the winding down of the peak season and potential delays caused by U.S. West Coast port congestion.
Intermodal providers
North-American rail
Rail lifts exceed expectations at South Carolina’s inland port
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
The South Carolina Ports Authority’s inland port of Greer continues to exceed performance expectations with rail lifts at the facility up 1.5 times over plan, with 17,714 moves since July.
Intermodal providers
German rail strike to end Saturday – 36 hours earlier than planned
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Striking German locomotive drivers will return to work tomorrow evening, 36 hours earlier than planned, to avoid disrupting celebrations on Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Intermodal providers
US shippers appear to be diverting more cargo through Canada
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
U.S. shippers appear to be diverting a second wave of intermodal cargo through Canadian ports, as congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach mounts.
Intermodal providers
US domestic intermodal rates tick down, LA-Chicago rates still high
JOC Team |
U.S. domestic intermodal spot rate growth is beginning to slow, new data from third-party logistics provider IDS shows.
Intermodal providers
BNSF’s Kansas City logistics park gains momentum with new tenant
JOC Staff |
BNSF Railway’s relatively new intermodal terminal in the Kansas City area has attracted another shipper and fueled speculative industrial warehouse construction.
Intermodal providers
Industrial Real Estate News
Shippers hungry for intermodal as truck capacity tightens, C.H. Robinson says
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Shippers’ hunger to move more loads from the highway to the rails is growing as they see more signs of tightening truck capacity, and resulting higher rates, C.H. Robinson said yesterday.
Intermodal providers
LTL
Shippers turn to reefer rail more for capacity than savings
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
U.S. shippers’ increasing difficulties in finding long-haul trucks to move their loads is making intermodal rail, including the transport of refrigerated goods, more a “capacity play” than about saving money.
Intermodal providers
Cool Cargo News
BNSF’s suspension of Quincy intermodal service leaves ag shippers out in the cold
Stephanie Nall |
Fruit shippers in Central Washington hoping for refrigerated rail service to be reinstated at the Port of Quincy, Washington, have a long wait. After Cold Train suspended the reefer service, BNSF stopped any intermodal service to the port.
Intermodal providers
Cool Cargo News
Weekly wrap-up: LA-LB congestion, ILA’s Daggett and Nicaragua canal
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Terminal congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach was clearly on the minds of JOC.com readers again this week, with six of the Top 10 stories focusing on the issue.
North American ports
Intermodal providers
Collaborate or stagnate, transport CEOs warn, as congestion woes mount
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Shippers and their logistics and transportation providers must collaborate, and not simply negotiate, if they hope to resolve a host of supply chain problems, starting with equipment, personnel and capacity shortages.
LTL
Intermodal providers
Container lines
Hub blames poor US rail service for intermodal volume loss
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
The Hub Group said poor U.S. rail service, chassis shortages and inadequate gate reservations at Union Pacific Railroad terminals cost it intermodal volume in the third quarter and doesn't expect rail service improvement until the spring of 2015.
Intermodal providers
Will intermodal service match rate increases?
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
U.S. shippers should expect higher intermodal rates in the coming year but not necessarily better service, two analysts said at the JOC Group’s 4th annual Inland Distribution Conference.
Intermodal providers
NS beefs up intermodal service to South Carolina inland port
JOC Staff |
Northern Southern Railway has increased the frequency of its intermodal service to the inland port of Greer, South Carolina, partially reflecting growth at the adjacent BMW plant.
North-American rail
Intermodal providers
Mexican intermodal volume hits two-year high
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Mexican intermodal volume jumped this week, reaching a high not seen in the last two years, according to the Association of American Railroads, as Mexican shippers increasingly turn to rail to protect their cargo.
Intermodal providers
North-American rail
North American intermodal volumes continue strong
JOC Team |
It was not another record high for North American intermodal, but strong intermodal volumes were reported on 13 railroads again this week, adding another chapter to the industry's growth story
Intermodal providers
Poor US rail service limiting potential intermodal volume growth
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
Intermodal providers
Trucking News
Canada intermodal volume growth outpaces US gains
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Canadian intermodal volume growth continues to outpace U.S. intermodal traffic gains, potentially reflecting shippers’ diverting of shipments to western Canadian ports to avoid potential U.S. West Coast labor disruptions.
Intermodal providers
With carrier interest in Miami, FECR betting on intermodal future
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Florida East Coast Railway is preparing for completion of the Port of Miami’s harbor-deepening project in the fourth quarter of 2015 by purchasing new equipment and locomotives and offering expedited services to population centers in the Southeast.
Intermodal providers
ODFL expands drayage operations in Texas, Tennessee
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Old Dominion Freight Line is expanding its U.S. intermodal drayage network at ports and inland railheads, strengthening the less-than-truckload carrier's connections with global shippers.
Trucking News
Intermodal providers
North American ports
Drayage
Another record high for US intermodal volume
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
This week’s intermodal volume was a record high for U.S. railroads, breaking the previous record set the week before, according to the Association of American Railroads, again signaling that the peak season is revving up for intermodal shippers as the ocean peak subsides.
Intermodal providers
Mexican shippers increasingly turn to intermodal to protect cargo from theft
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
MEXICO CITY — Intermodal rail in Mexico is taking off. The shift of loads from road to rail is driven by several factors including the need to reduce theft as well as growth from the country’s container ports fueled by growing demand from the booming manufacturing sector and burgeoning middle class.
Intermodal providers
Spot domestic intermodal rates rise on peak-season momentum
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
U.S domestic intermodal pricing jumped 5.6 percent week-to-week, or by $115, to $2,169 per unit in the week ending Sept. 22, according to a weighted average for all-in, 53-foot containers door-to-door provided by third-party logistics provider IDS.
Intermodal providers
Rails prep for winter to avoid another Chicago gridlock
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
The unseasonably cold front that moved through Chicago last weekend provided railroads and shippers a chilly reminder that the rail gridlock seen in winter 2013-2014 could occur again.
Intermodal providers
US intermodal price index falls for first time since 2013
JOC Staff |
The average amount intermodal providers charged customers for shipping a U.S. intermodal unit declined last month on a year-over-year basis, the first time since January 2013.
Intermodal providers
Rising exports from inland factories drive Shanghai throughput
Greg Knowler, Senior Europe Editor |
Shanghai may be the busiest container port in the world, but almost half the boxes that cross its wharves every year are first carried down the mighty Yangtze River from manufacturing hubs deep inland.
Port News
Intermodal providers
US intermodal service on a slow train to normalcy
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
Norfolk Southern Railway doesn’t expect rail service to start getting back to normal levels until the end of March 2015, with most customers not seeing any improvement until November 2014.
Intermodal providers
Slowing intermodal volume growth points to diminishing ILWU threat
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
International intermodal volume growth in North America dropped markedly in August, providing another sign that the lack of a U.S. West Coast longshore contract hangs less on retailers’ necks because the majority of their holiday goods have arrived in the U.S.
Intermodal providers
Transport delays seen threat to US as premier soybean supplier
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
Delays this year in moving agricultural products by rail and barge from the Upper Midwest to ports in the Pacific Northwest and Gulf Coast could undermine the position of the U.S. as the world’s premier supplier of soybeans, a transportation specialist told the annual meeting of the Midwest Shippers Association Wednesday.
Intermodal providers
North American intermodal volume rises as rail peak begins
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
The volume of intermodal units moving on North American railroads last week rose year-over-year, according to the Association of American Railroads, a sign that the peak season is now kicking in for intermodal shippers as the ocean peak recedes.
Intermodal providers
Rise in intermodal rates backed by peak-season volumes
JOC Team |
A jump in intermodal spot rates could mean peak season is kicking in for intermodal shippers.
Intermodal providers
Bigger ships, service delays test US intermodal sector
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
The U.S. intermodal sector has experienced significant growing pains, ranging from more concentrated discharge of import cargo at marine terminals to a deterioration in rail service. The inability of motor carriers to attract enough drivers to handle growth in demand also puts pressure on the so-called first and last miles of the intermodal legs.
Intermodal providers
Trucking labor
Container lines
Arizona inland port on track for more capacity, less congestion
Grace M. Lavigne, Associate Web Editor |
Intermodal providers
Is the intermodal peak tapped out?
Mark Szakonyi, Executive Editor |
International intermodal traffic growth on the U.S. rail network is showing signs of tapering off, suggesting the peak season for U.S. imports might already have passed. Still, intermodal experts aren’t ready to pronounce an end to the inventory buildup ahead of the holiday season.
Intermodal providers
DCLI targets 53-foot domestic chassis
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor |
U.S. marine container chassis lessor Direct ChassisLink Inc. plans to expand into ownership, management and leasing of 53-foot domestic equipment, and says newly acquired equipment and technology provider REZ-1 will play a key role.
Intermodal providers
Drayage
US intermodal spot rates turn upward
JOC Team |
Intermodal spot rates are higher than they were a year ago, and busy-season pricing is beginning to take the spot rates even higher.
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