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CSX, BNSF Join NS-UP in Transcontinental Tie-up

CSX Corp. and BNSF said Aug. 22 they are introducing several direct, coast-to-coast intermodal services, following Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announcement July 29 to create a transcontinental railroad. Jacksonville, Florida based CSX and BNSF, based in Fort Worth, Texas, said their partnership will deliver “flexibility, efficiency and value for their customers. New services will include: • Coast-to-coast direct intermodal services between Southern California and Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida. • Service between ... [+]

Herrman Tapped as CFO for YMX Fast Expansion

YMX Logistics, a provider of integrated yard logistics, has appointed Chris Herrman as chief financial officer, with more than 25 years of executive financial leadership in transportation and energy. Herrman will oversee accounting budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting for YMX Logistics, whose services include gate management, ... [+]

Port Milwaukee Named Great Lakes ‘Pacesetter’

U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. (GLS), an operating administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has awarded Port Milwaukee the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for the 16th time. The award recognizes ports in the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence Seaway ... [+]

Long Beach Commission Elects Colonna President

Long Beach Harbor Commission Vice President Frank Colonna was elected president of the five-person board that oversees the Port of Long Beach. The board also selected Steven Neal as vice president and Sharon L. Weissman as secretary. Commissioners on every July select a president and two ... [+]

July Imports Surge to 2.62M TEUs, Descartes

Descartes’ August Global Shipping Report reported that July imports, at 2.62 million twenty-foot equivalent units, surged 18 percent over June and 2.6 percent higher year-over-year The import total, according to Descartes Datamyne, its global trade intelligence platform, was just 555 TEUs from the monthly record. Imports from ... [+]

Thyssenkrupp Halts Green Hydrogen Projects

Thyssenkrupp Nucera said its U.S. projects unit is abandoning those projected seen as no longer feasible due to tax and spending changes initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump. Global demand for green hydrogen had stalled amid concern among clean-tech players over what Trump's policies would ... [+]

Demand Surges for CH Robinson’s ACE Import Tool

Global logistics service provider C.H. Robinson reported a surge in demand for its ACE Import Intelligence tool, a proprietary self-serve compliance platform that gives importers greater visibility and control over their customs data. Originally developed three years ago with foresight into evolving trade conditions, the Automated ... [+]

Louisiana Ports to Collaborate on Strategy

The five deepwater Louisiana ports of Lower Mississippi River, or LMR, have entered into an agreement to develop a collaborative marketing strategy. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge, Port of South Louisiana, Port of New Orleans, St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, and Louisiana Gateway ... [+]

Hapag-Lloyd Sees 1H Growth in Volatile Market

At its midway point in is financial year, shipping line Hapag-Lloyd saw significantly increased transport in a volatile shipping market characterized by chaotic implementation of tariffs. Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd concluded its first half with group EBITDA of US$1.9 billion, up 11.3 percent from the first half of ... [+]

DOT Grants Advance Port of Coos Bay’s PCIP

The Oregon Port of Coos Bay has executed two major federal grant agreements with the U.S. Department of Transportation, a pivotal milestone for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port, or PCIP, and reinforcing the growing momentum behind the region's significant infrastructure efforts. The executed grants – awarded ... [+]

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