Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

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Matthieu Gasselin, New CEO of Sogemar Group, the Intermodal Arm of Contship Italia Group

AJOT | July 31, 2020 | Intermodal | People | Appointments

The board of Sogemar Spa, will appoint Matthieu Gasselin as new Chief Executive Officer of Sogemar Group starting September the 1st 2020.

EC clears Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation

AJOT | July 31, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Alstom’s Bombardier rail deal wins conditional EU approval

Bloomberg | July 31, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

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$17 billion China-backed subsea Baltic tunnel Is set back

Bloomberg | July 31, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

A plan to build the world’s longest undersea rail tunnel suffered its biggest setback yet when the Estonian government rejected a Finnish developer, citing reasons that include national security.

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DAT spot truckload market summary, week ending July 26

AJOT | July 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Spot Truckload Rates Rise Amid Supply Chain Imbalances

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AJOT | Top Story | July 30, 2020

Intermodal declines continue in second quarter

Total intermodal volumes dropped 11.9 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2020, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Quarterly report. International shipments fell 15.4 percent from 2019, while domestic containers and trailers fell 7.0 percent and 14.0 percent, respectively.

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index for May falls sharply M/M but remains historically high

AJOT | July 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

TAPCO awarded US DOT research contract to further develop innovative wrong-way driving solutions on highway ramps

AJOT | July 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Lightning Systems launches new energy division to provide charging solutions to fleets

AJOT | July 30, 2020 | Energy | Intermodal | Trucking

Lightning Systems, a developer and manufacturer of zero-emission commercial electric vehicles, announces the launch of Lightning Energy, a new division of the Colorado-based company that offers charging technologies and services to commercial and government fleets.

A. Duie Pyle grows Northeast presence with expanded Westfield Integrated Distribution Center

AJOT | July 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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RSS welcomes Crosby Rigging Trailer to super sewer project

AJOT | July 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) joined end users at the Thames Tideway Tunnel project to welcome Crosby’s Rig Safe Rig Smart European Trailer to the super sewer site in London earlier this month (July).

YRC Freight honored as FreightCenter’s 2019 Diamond Partner of the Year

AJOT | July 30, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

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UPS soars as virus-related deliveries send revenue climbing

United Parcel Service Inc. surged toward a record as the courier rode pandemic-related demand for e-commerce deliveries, health-care equipment and exports from Asia to post results that blew past estimates.