Intermodal

News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending March 16, 2024

AJOT | March 20, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

UK train drivers to strike on tube and rail network

Bloomberg | March 20, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

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Top treasury official stresses US ambitions for Africa’s metals

US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo used a five-day trip to South Africa to advertise his country’s ambitions of securing supplies of the metals needed for the global energy transition — materials that abound in Africa.

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Hellmann: Serbet appointed Head of Business Development Rail Europe

Vedat Serbet has been appointed as Head of Business Development Rail Europe at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. In this newly created position, the logistics expert will further develop the international expansion of rail-based transportation, establishing new intermodal products while also expanding alternative connections between Europe and China.

Rail Vision engages with US distributer for its AI-driven railway system

AJOT | March 18, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

German rail operator sees end to strikes, agreement next week

Bloomberg | March 18, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

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Rail traffic for the week ending March 9. 2024

AJOT | March 13, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 472,662 carloads and intermodal units, up 5.0 percent compared with the same week last year...

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Africa’s biggest freight rail market set for private operators

Africa’s biggest freight rail market is on the cusp of being transformed by private operators, the head of the operator of the continent’s largest rolling-stock fleet said.

Passive magnetic levitation technology key to improving Europe’s transport network

Intermodal

AJOT | Top Story | March 13, 2024

Passive magnetic levitation technology key to improving Europe’s transport network

Advanced technologies capable of being integrated with existing rail infrastructure and equipment could be a faster and less costly way to achieve European green transport goals than adding new infrastructure...