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CSX, CPKC Unveil Hydrogen-fueled Locomotive

CSX has unveiled its first hydrogen-powered locomotive, the result of a successful partnership between CSX and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, or CPKC, and demonstrates the company's commitment to innovation and environmental stewardship.The hydrogen locomotive was converted from an existing diesel locomotive using a hydrogen conversion kit developed by CKPC. The transformation took place at the CSX locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia.“The successful debut of our first hydrogen-powered locomotive stands ... [+]

Louisiana Ports Team For Maritime Future

The Port of Baton Rouge said it is witnessing the synergies of advanced cooperation among Louisiana’s ports, as the advantages of strategic alliances drive economic growth, efficiencies and competitiveness.Baton Rouge’s container-on-barge service, which it initiated in 2016, and a partnership with the Port of New ... [+]

TSMC Rakes in CHIPs for Semiconductors

The U.S. Department of Commerce and TSMC Arizona Corp. have reached a non-binding agreement to help fund the Phoenix-based aerospace company’s efforts to manufacture the world’s most advanced semiconductors.The U.S. Department of Commerce and TTSMC Arizona Corp. a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ... [+]

Long Beach, UP, BNSF Gird for ‘Year of Rail’

Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero declared 2024 the “year of rail,” supported through investments by Class I railroads Union Pacific and BNSF, during his recent state-of-the-port address in January.Four port projects are in design or under construction at the Southern California container port, ... [+]

FMC Probe Fines MSC $63 Million

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission’s Office of Enforcement has recommended a US$63.3 million civil penalty against MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., due to “unreasonable and unjust actions and inactions in violation of the Shipping Act of 1984.”The recommendation follows a more than six-month investigation, ordered in ... [+]

CMA CGM Rate Restoration for Europe, Med

CMA CGM said it is implementing a rate restoration initiative for cargo from North European and Mediterranean ports to the U.S., Canada and Mexico, effective May 1.Rate Restoration Initiative 4 (RRI04) will be enforced on tariff or service contract rates for all cargo moving under ... [+]

Ex-AG Barr Sues Calif. Over Emissions Rule

A former U.S. attorney general is suing California over its Advanced Clean Fleets, or ACF, regulation, which requires fleets to transition to zero-emission trucks for draying, beginning this year.William Barr operates as chair of AmFree, the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Legal ... [+]

Brownsville, Texas A&M Partner on Training

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined leaders from the Rio Grande Valley and the Texas A&M University System at a groundbreaking ceremony April 2, for a new 30,000-square-foot South Texas Workforce Development Project advanced manufacturing training facility at the Port of Brownsville.The center will offer programs ... [+]

Baltimore Channel to Reopen by May, Corps

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to open a limited access channel to safe navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore by May, as wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge is cleared away.The Corps’ Baltimore District continues working with local, ... [+]

US Air Cargo Continues Strong Start, Xeneta

Global air cargo continued its positive start to 2024 with a second consecutive month of double-digit growth in February, according to Xeneta’s weekly marketing analysis.Air freight’s January’s 11 percent volume growth saw similar improvement in February for airlines and freight forwarders, with demand increasing more ... [+]

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