Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

IANA hears railroads losing $4 billion/year to trucking & shipping overcapacity is driving more blank sailings

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Stas Margaronis | Top Story | September 13, 2023

IANA hears railroads losing $4 billion/year to trucking & shipping overcapacity is driving more blank sailings

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Expo opened in Long Beach, California with panelists warning that railroads have lost $4 billion annually in business to trucking and that blank sailings, caused by new ship orders, are on the rise and will impact U.S. ports.

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Parallel Systems introduces its first ground-up design with second generation autonomous battery-electric rail vehicle

AJOT | September 12, 2023 | Green Shipping | Intermodal | Rail

Parallel is bringing the second generation rail vehicles to real-world customers with plans to integrate into the existing rail network alongside conventional freight trains

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ITS Logistics September Port Rail Ramp Index: Ocean terminal operations return to normal

Chicago area drayage providers with chassis win the day

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Carousel Logistics and Varamis Rail electrify rail cargo route between England and Scotland

AJOT | September 12, 2023 | Green Shipping | Intermodal | Rail

Carousel Logistics has joined forces with the UK’s first electric-only high-speed rail freight operator to develop a zero-emission cargo route between Birmingham and Glasgow

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AJOT | Top Story | September 12, 2023

CN announces upgrade to Falcon Premium Intermodal Service

Canadian National Railway Company (CN), today announced an upgrade to its Falcon Premium Intermodal Service. CN said recent operational changes by its business partner, Union Pacific (UP), will remove a full day of transit time for customers using the Canada-US-Mexico service.

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Carrier Transicold’s thin-profile Vector 8400R intermodal unit offers improved fuel efficiency, lifetime CARB compliance

AJOT | September 11, 2023 | Intermodal

Providing significantly improved fuel efficiency and lifetime compliance with California’s latest emissions standards, Carrier Transicold has introduced its new thin-profile Vector™ 8400R refrigeration unit for domestic intermodal containers.

Modi’s G-20 deals boost India’s infrastructure, green stocks

Bloomberg | September 11, 2023 | Intermodal

Meloni tells China that Italy plans to exit Belt and Road

Bloomberg | September 10, 2023 | Intermodal

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NACD applauds STB proposed rule on Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service

Today, National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Jennifer Gibson released the following statement commending the Surface Transportation Board for issuing its proposed rule on Reciprocal Shipping for Inadequate Service:

Europe trade bottleneck set to ease as Alpine Tunnel reopens

Bloomberg | September 08, 2023 | Intermodal

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CSX names rail industry veteran Mike Cory Cheif Operating Officer

CSX appoints rail industry veteran as Chief Operating Officer...

AAR statement on STB Reciprocal Switching Rule

AJOT | September 07, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail

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MxV Rail welcomes Werner as Vice President of Engineering

Maureen Werner has joined MxV Rail as Vice President – Engineering, bringing extensive engineering knowledge and rail industry experience to support MxV Rail’s mission and values. In her new role, Werner is responsible for leading over 100 exceptional engineers in the pursuit of delivering high-quality research, testing, and ancillary services to MxV Rail’s diverse customer base.

GPA, CSX offer new ‘Carolina Connector’ service

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AJOT | Top Story | September 07, 2023

GPA, CSX offer new ‘Carolina Connector’ service

Direct, daily Savannah-Rocky Mount, North Carolina rail route delivers faster speed, flexibility.

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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg appoints TTI Director Winfree to Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity

AJOT | September 06, 2023 | Intermodal | People | Appointments

In a move to advance the United States’ commitment to equitable and accessible transportation infrastructure, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has appointed The Honorable Gregory Winfree, director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE).

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TransmetriQ adds railcar repair maintenance planning, shop finder tools to asset management offering

AJOT | September 06, 2023 | Intermodal | Rail | Shipping Technology

TransmetriQ, a Railinc® brand that provides rail management software, has added Program Maintenance and Shop Locator functionalities to its Asset Manager offering. Together, these modules facilitate an integrated process for fleet maintenance strategic planning, shop identification, and repair work initiation.