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Stay updated with our rail transport news and trends. Journal of Commerce covers intermodal news, and port connectivity news in the container rail transport sector.
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Canadian truck rates remain elevated following rail shutdown
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
It may take a week or more for the trucking disruption caused by last week’s brief Canadian rail stoppage to stabilize and for long-haul intra-Canada spot rates to drop.
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Trucking News
Rail News
Canadian rail workers back on job after failed challenge to binding arbitration
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Despite workers returning to their jobs, the brief work stoppage will impact freight flows in Canada and the US for a few weeks.
North-American rail
North American cargo crime takes big jump as thieves get more organized
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The wave of cargo thefts hitting the US and Canada grew rapidly in the first half of the year as criminals became more sophisticated, a study from risk management firm Overhaul shows.
Surface
Supply chain
Trucking News
Rail News
Canada’s Labour Minister orders end to rail work stoppage via binding arbitration
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The directive came about 17 hours after Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City locked out more than 9,000 workers early Thursday, snarling supply chains for US and Canadian businesses that rely on trains to transport their cargo.
North-American rail
Ocean carriers reviewing Western Canada calls amid rail lockout
Michael Angell, Senior Editor |
The Port of Vancouver is still berthing ships for now, but ocean carriers are reviewing future calls due to the potential for congestion caused by the Canadian railroad work stoppage.
North American ports
North-American rail
Intermodal providers
UP joins peers in assessing peak season surcharges for Southern California
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Demand for domestic containers in the region has exceeded all other North American markets and intermodal providers believe more volume will be coming their way in September.
Intermodal providers
North-American rail
Canada rail shutdown squeezing truck capacity, including cross-border supply
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
There’s not enough truck capacity to haul the volume carried by CN and CPKC in Canada, and that’s causing a dislocation of truck supply across the country and on the US border.
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Trucking News
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Canadian ports, liner operators bracing for rail strike impact
Michael Angell, Senior Editor |
Canada’s western ports have little capacity to handle idled intermodal cargo should railroad workers strike, but eastern ports have more space to manage any delays.
Supply chain
Maritime
Surface
Container Shipping News
Port News
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North American ports
Marine terminals
North-American rail
North American railroads have ambitious plans to win share from trucks in Mexico
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
As US trade with Mexico grows, railroads see a chance to challenge the dominance of the Mexican trucking industry — if the railroads’ intermodal partners can lock in new business and deliver reliable service.
North-American rail
Rail News
Intermodal providers
Canadian railroads start scaling back business ahead of potential work stoppage
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
A shutdown of Canada’s two freight railroads would not only impact loads in that country, but also cross-border traffic to US destinations such as Chicago.
North-American rail
Intermodal providers
Ottawa rejects call to head off Canada rail work stoppage
Michael Angell, Senior Editor |
Canada’s labor minister said he won’t force binding arbitration between Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and their main union, setting the stage for a lockout next week.
North-American rail
North American ports
Intermodal providers
PSA’s takeover of Polish forwarder extends regional reach in Europe
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Acquiring a majority stake in Loconi International continues the Singapore-based terminal operator’s growth strategy designed to expand control of its cargo handling beyond the quay.
Maritime
Container Shipping News
Port News
Container lines
International ports
International rail
CIRB ruling means Canadian rail strike could happen on Aug. 22
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
A potential strike by Canada’s two railroads, while an “inconvenience,” would not pose an “immediate and serious danger” to the public, the Canada Industrial Relations Board ruled Friday.
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US intermodal savings rose in Q2 for spot loads, unchanged on contract business
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The average contract cost savings for a shipper choosing intermodal rail over truckload in the US was just over 25% in the second quarter, according to the latest Journal of Commerce Intermodal Savings Index.
North-American rail
Port of Virginia launches expanded rail yard at Norfolk International Terminals
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The $83 million project, which took two years to complete, adds another 455,000 TEUs of annual on-dock rail capacity at NIT.
Port News
Rail News
North American ports
Marine terminals
North-American rail
Transload demand from Southern California expected to pop in Q3: analyst
Larry Gross, president and founder, Gross Transportation Consulting; and Journal of Commerce analyst |
The percentage of import TEUs arriving in Los Angeles and Long Beach and departing as domestic transloads should rise significantly in the third quarter, analyst Larry Gross says.
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Intermodal providers
NS implementing reservation system for container drop-offs from Sept. 4
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Norfolk Southern believes a mandatory reservation system for trucking companies bringing containers into its terminals will improve fluidity and prevent congestion from building.
North-American rail
Hub Group regains rail share, while Schneider’s Q2 volume stays flat
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
While intermodal demand is not strong in the eastern US, there is surging demand in Southern California that could result in providers levying peak season surcharges on some shippers.
North-American rail
Former KCS CEO Pat Ottensmeyer dies at 67
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Ottensmeyer spent 17 years with Kansas City Southern Railway until the merger with Canadian Pacific Railway in 2023, then served on J.B. Hunt’s board of directors.
North-American rail
Asian imports, Canada diversions boost UP’s intermodal business
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
UP’s containerized intermodal volume is up 6% in July as West Coast imports grow and the threat of a strike diverts some Canadian international intermodal freight.
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Intermodal providers
West Coast ports say ready to handle peak season bump after front-loading surge
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
The gateways say they are well-positioned to take on additional diversions from the East and Gulf coasts should an ILA strike occur after the current labor deal expires at the end of September.
Maritime
Port News
North American ports
North-American rail
CN sees some diversion of intermodal freight to US amid labor uncertainty
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Ocean carriers and shippers are diverting some intermodal freight to US ports to counter the threat of a Teamsters strike against Canadian railroads.
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Rail News
IANA says long-time CEO Casey will retire at end of 2024
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Joni Casey played a critical role in the expansion of the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Agreement, a set of governing rules over the transfer of containers from one mode to another.
Surface
North-American rail
Intermodal providers
J.B. Hunt’s lackluster Q2 volume shows ocean cargo not helping domestic carriers
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The largest intermodal company in North America is skeptical that the market is turning away from shippers, saying it needs more evidence before believing carriers have gained the upper hand in pricing negotiations.
North-American rail
Small Mexican domestic intermodal market sees big growth
Larry Gross, president and founder, Gross Transportation Consulting; and JOC analyst |
Mexico’s domestic intermodal market is benefiting from the relatively new “near-shoring” trend, writes intermodal analyst Lawrence Gross.
North-American rail
Domestic intermodal volume up in Q2, but not likely to show in provider revenues
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Market conditions appear more favorable toward carriers today compared with 12 months ago, but the pendulum is close to a balanced domestic intermodal market heading into the back half of 2024.
North-American rail
Bottlenecks build as China-Europe rail network battles rising demand
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Ongoing demand from cargo owners unable to find space with ocean carriers is placing the rail network from China to Europe under increasing pressure with congestion building at key points.
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International rail
EU ‘giving up’ on 2030 rail freight target: industry groups
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Meeting the European Union emissions reduction targets for transportation will require a significant modal shift in freight from road to the rails over the next few years, but that is being undermined by EU regulations, according to industry groups.
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International rail
FMC says investigating potential violations of recent ruling on chassis control
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The February decision from the agency said ocean carriers can mandate which chassis to use for carrier haulage business, but not for merchant haulage.
North American ports
North-American rail
Savannah’s intermodal share moves higher as carriers ‘embrace’ rail
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The market share of loads entering or exiting the port’s Garden City Terminal on train has increased from a year ago as the Georgia Ports Authority grows into a relatively new on-dock rail yard.
North American ports
North-American rail
New inland Port of Nevada provides alternative to draying ocean boxes
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The port is the latest inland location in the western US looking to capitalize on strict regulations in California that are driving up costs for trucking companies.
North-American rail
North American ports
Shippers, IMCs pleased with rail performance in 2024: survey
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Domestic intermodal service has been significantly better so far this year compared with the pandemic-disrupted years of 2020 to 2022, but shippers remain reluctant to tender some freight to the railroads, a Journal of Commerce survey found.
North-American rail
Knock-on effects of unexpected container shortage take aim at North America: analyst
Larry Gross, president and founder, Gross Transportation Consulting; and Journal of Commerce analyst |
The current chaos playing out in the container market globally doesn’t have to last that long to have some big impacts on North American intermodal, writes Larry Gross.
North American ports
North-American rail
Intermodal providers
Seattle-Tacoma seeking more direct vessel-to-rail container moves
Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor |
After a successful one-off exercise involving 300 containers moving through Terminal 18 in Seattle, the Northwest Seaport Alliance will seek to convince ocean carriers to implement greater use of block stowage of rail cargo on vessels leaving Asia.
Maritime
Port News
North American ports
North-American rail
US rail cargo crime on the rise as thieves, methods gain sophistication
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Cargo theft on the rails is becoming highly organized, with criminals targeting specific pallets inside containers being carried on a train rather than ransacking boxes at random.
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North-American rail
Rise of private chassis fleets forces IEPs, railroads to rethink operations
Michael Angell, Senior Editor |
The issue of whose chassis to use to haul a container remains unclear as more truckers opt to use their own, but ocean carriers and pools also look to supply the market.
Intermodal providers
Trucking News
Drayage
North-American rail
Union Pacific steps up security as container thefts spread from LA-LB port
Michael Angell, Senior Editor |
Intermodal executives are trying to address container thefts through more security measures as shippers become increasingly frustrated with the problem.
Surface
Rail News
North-American rail
CSX sees operational gains at Fairburn terminal after resource boost
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The railroad is tackling one of the major pain points at the Atlanta-area terminal after congestion had gotten so bad in recent years that fleets would pay drivers extra just to go into the facility.
North-American rail
Intermodal providers
US intermodal savings showed little movement in first quarter
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
The average cost savings for a shipper choosing intermodal rail over truckload was about 26% in the first quarter, according to the latest Journal of Commerce Intermodal Savings Index.
North-American rail
Norfolk Southern CEO survives proxy battle
Ari Ashe, Senior Editor |
Alan Shaw will remain in his position as CEO of Norfolk Southern, but Ancora Holdings gained leverage on the railroad’s board of directors, winning three seats.
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