Rail News

Russia’s competition authorities are weighing punishments for road and rail operators found guilty of anticompetitive practices.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust wants to cut the costs of using rail and increase the rates for trucking in order to close the traffic gap between the two modes.

Surcharges have long been a subject of acrimonious debate between ocean transport service providers and shippers.

There are potential favorable impacts of the political earthquake in the form of the incoming Trump administration.

Effort aimed at luring hinterland shippers away from trucks.

A new intermodal container transfer facility at the port of Jacksonville is positioning the Florida gateway to move more cargo to the US Midwest.

City officials have dropped the idea of selling the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, but are continuing to explore the possibility of a public-private partnership for the short line that handles switching for the port’s six Class I railroads.

Container Corporation of India has slashed its tariff for the movement of containers from the Ludhiana Container Depot, a major northern hinterland point, to Mundra Port.

The Association of American Railroads wants the White House to freeze pending proposals at the Surface Transportation Board, including a proposed rule backed by rail shipper groups.

VTG’s profit continued to surge into the third quarter on the back of a successful refinancing and synergies from an acquisition.

BNSF and Kansas City Southern railways are launching a new joint cross-border intermodal service, a bet that the new Trump administration won’t upend the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Shippers have generally welcomed the new approach.

Chennai Port Trust has extended a plan to lower rail costs.

Shippers have "more questions than answers" about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is increasingly likely to be rewritten under President-elect Trump.

Lawrence H “Larry” Kaufman, who provided authoritative reporting and analysis of railroads and transportation for The Journal of Commerce and other publications during a diverse career spanning more than 50 years, died Tuesday in Golden, Colorado.

Russian auto and railway carriers will soon adopt a new contracting system meant to provide shippers with long-term pricing certainty and increase infrastructure investment, but some shippers are concerned about the new system.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust has struggled to increase the share of rail used to get containers out of its facilities despite a slew of efforts to do so.

The Russian government’s decision to subsidize imports from China arriving via rail will cut costs and result in faster transit times.

The so-called “freight recession” continues to weigh down demand, volume, and pricing.

There are signs that shippers expect truckload and domestic intermodal rates to creep higher in early 2017.

It’s a sign that the so-called “freight recession” that’s softened demand, volume, and freight rates may outlast the calendar year.

Officials at the Port of New York and New Jersey hope a record monthly volume of rail cargo is just the start of the payoff from years of intermodal investment that seeks to give the port a competitive edge as ever-larger ships arrive on the East Coast.

The Oak Brook, Illinois-based trucking and transportation provider posted record-breaking domestic intermodal volume but tightening profit margins in their third-quarter earnings.

India is pushing hard to get shippers to move more cargo via the country's railroads.

NS is the first and only Class I railroad to report an uptick in domestic and international intermodal business this earnings season.

Executives at the Montreal-based railway said they are dedicated to keeping pricing above inflation, even as the marketplace becomes more competitive on the roads and rails as demand slips and capacity rises.

Maryland governor pledges to reapply for federal funding for Howard Street tunnel.

The fee will further drive up surface transportation costs in Russia, where trucking rates are also set to jump.

The Western railway has lost some of its pricing power after domestic and international freight demand shrank in the third quarter.

The fall shipping season of 2016 has been good to Canadian Pacific Railway.

India wants port authorities to lower rail handling charges to draw more truckloads onto intermodal trains.

A week after Hurricane Matthew’s clouds lifted, US shippers continue to experience delays or outright embargoes on cargo moving in and around eastern North Carolina where rail lines and roads remain underwater.

The railway said it remains dedicated to strong pricing.

PSA International is making its first venture into China’s hinterland rail network.

The Port of Rotterdam is aiming to expand its reach into the central European hinterland via containerized rail.

Mexican shippers and railroads are closely watching to see if a new regulatory agency will lower rates and how it will weigh in on disagreements between carriers and customers, as intermodal volume growth sputters.

The Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy may be behind a recent surge in freight moving inland from West Coast ports.

Rapid advances in technology, coupled with e-commerce expansion, will magnify pressure on shippers and logistics companies to deliver for customers.

One way railroads can make their international intermodal services more cost effective is by gaining a load on the backhaul. At first glance, it’s a simple idea.