Rails Report Best Volumes; Strongest Pricing in 10 Years
For the first time in the 25 years since the mode was deregulated, North American railroads have true pricing power, says a recent market outlook by equity research firm, Morgan Stanley...
Intermodal Volumes High, Speeds Slow
Average network speed across North American railroads declined 8.9% in the second week of 2005 (through Jan. 14) when compared with the same period in 2004. Terminal dwell time also deteriorated 9.7%...
West Coast Intermodal Embargos Bring Transport Challenges
A highly visible rail line at La Conchita suffered damage from the mudslide widely reported and shown on national media that took a tragic human toll. Not as visible was damage to Nevada’s Caliente Canyon...
2005 Rail Freight Demand to Remain Strong
The Fitch study notes that though railroads have added capacity through last year, it will be tight relative to demand through the new year...
A cure for West Coast congestion
Mexico is now allowing free transit of containers from Pacific Rim nations to the U.S. On December 1, a new law went into effect opening the Mexican ports...
Ten Mistakes for Suppliers to Avoid
Carol Spieckerman, newmarketbuilders president, notes that the list of mistakes that will give your competition the edge ...
Boosting the Mexico U.S. Rail Corridor
Mexico’s railroad company, Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana, (TFM) has decided to sell its 51% ownership of its Mexico City - Nuevo Laredo railroad to Kansas City Southern...
Any old storm in the ports
With congestion a constant problem on the U.S. West Coast, similar capacity issues are threatening the East Coast as well. Some forwardlooking Eastern...
What's coming up in logistics tomorrow
Its been a challenging year, and the complexity of life in logistics is only growing. Here's a preview of the major trends that will shape the logistics...
More freight is riding the rails
Capacity and location are the continuing challenges for shippers using intermodal services. Just as with other modes, demands for rail service has increased...
Increased Southbound Volumes in December
A volunteer project, the Holiday Express operated by the Kansas City Southern Railroad (KCS) is a six-car train featuring a smiling tank car called Rudy, a flat car containing Santa and his sleigh, a ginger bread box car, the elves’ workshop, the reindeer stable, and a red caboose...
Speeding Transport Right through the Heart
The Heartland Corridor is a proposed direct cargo route from Norfolk, Va., to Columbus, Ohio, and from there on to Chicago...
When Talking Modes, Don't Forget the Water
“Short sea shipping entails using existing vessels to move freight between coastal ports and also between coastal ports and inland ports as a means of reducing congestion on America’s highways and rail system,”...
Name Change Wont Change TIP Intermodal Service
Though our intermodal customers will see no change in our existing products and service offerings, aligning this important segment...
Responsibility For Intermodal Equipment Clarified
Equipment providers will bear responsibility for latent equipment defects under the Intermodal Association of North America’s (IANA) Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement (UIIA)...
No rate relief in sight
How much more will transportation cost? Shippers are bracing themselves for anticipated rate increases in almost every category. Thanks to capacity constraints,...
Logistics costs are on the rise
The good newsof overall reductions in logistics costs as a percentage of gross domestic product masks some of the challenges that continue to face logistics...
Rail performance falls while prices rise
Rail shippers expect their rates to rise 41/2% over the next six months, nearly twice the rate they forecast in March in the Freight Pulse survey conducted...
Tex-Mex goes to Kansas City Southern
Mexican Maritime Transportation (TMM), Mexico's largest intermodal carrier, will sell 51% of its shares in Mex-Rail, which manages the Tex-Mex lines in...
No rate relief in site
Transportation professionals at leading U.S. companies fully expect the rise in freight volumes, tight capacity and other underlying factors to continue...
Volume Increases Hold Off Performance Improvements
In the week that ended October 23rd, railroad volumes increased 4.6% from the same period a year earlier, driven by a 10.3% increase in intermodal traffic....
Rail Traffic Continues Strong
Hurricanes in the Southeast continued to batter performance at CSX, which saw its fifth consecutive week of traffic declines in the week ending October 9th...
Morgan Stanley/Logistics Today Freightpulse 7 study
Capacity Remains Tight; Prices Will Rise
Truckload capacity has gone from nearly balanced in January 2003 to very tight, say shippers surveyed by Logistics Today and Morgan Stanley in the seventh semi-annual Freight Pulse Survey...
West Coast ports address impediments to trade flow
PortsUnder a plan developed by the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators Agreement, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will increase peak-hour charges...
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