Rail

CP, Hapag-Lloyd adds extra call into Port Saint John

Canadian Pacific and Hapag-Lloyd announced on April 25 an additional call into Port Saint John, N.B., via a seasonal extra loader in another step forward for the growing Atlantic Canada port.This additional call follows their inaugural service call into Port Saint John in May 2021, connecting via CP rail service to inland markets in Canada and the United States."We are thrilled to see Hapag-Lloyd add a second solution into Port ... [+]

Port of Long Beach boosts rail capacity

The Port of Long Beach has completed construction of a new rail project that will increase efficiency of goods movement and reduce congestion on local roadways by shifting more cargo to trains.The Double Track Access from Pier G to Pier J Project adds a second ... [+]

J.B. Hunt, BNSF Announce Joint Initiative

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and BNSF Railway Co. (BNSF) are launching a joint effort to substantially improve capacity in the intermodal marketplace while also meeting the expanding needs of current customers.Demand for intermodal services has grown significantly in recent years as companies look to ... [+]

Agreement in principle for the Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and Canadian National Railway (CN) reached an agreement to integrate rail transport at the MPA’s new container terminal in Contrecœur. This initiative will help maximize the terminal’s efficiency and ensure a competitive commercial offering.Along with a private partner that will ... [+]

DB starts operations of Rail Bridge with relief goods for Ukraine

The rail bridge operated by DB Cargo and DB Schenker is picking up speed. On Friday night (March 11), a first train carrying relief goods for the people of Ukraine started at the Seddin marshalling yard near Berlin. The train is loaded with 15 containers. ... [+]

Schneider intermodal moving western rail service to Union Pacific

Schneider announced on January 19 that the company is expanding intermodal service by moving its primary western United States rail partnership to Union Pacific beginning in 2023.Schneider has one of the largest intermodal fleets in North America with over 25,000 containers and plans to double ... [+]

Port of Long Beach Receives $52.3 Million Grant for Rail Project

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a $52.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration to help fund development of the "Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility," which will enable the nation's second-largest seaport to move more cargo by train, ... [+]

OptRail plans with Union Pacific

Optrail, a digital tech company focused on rail innovation, and Union Pacific Railroad today announced implementation of Advanced Movement Planner (AMP) as part of the railroad’s new CADX system. CADX is the primary technology used by Union Pacific’s dispatchers to manage train movement safely and ... [+]

Aurizon Bulk East to Deploy the Navis Rail Operations System

Navis, a global provider of planning and scheduling software for freight railroads, has announced that Aurizon Bulk, part of the largest rail operator in Australia, has agreed to contract for the Navis Rail Operations System. This cloud-based software will be used to support Aurizon's Bulk ... [+]

Port of Virginia moves ahead with rail capacity expansion

The Port of Virginia® is embarking on an expansion of its double-stack, on-dock rail operation that when complete will allow the port to handle 1.1 million containers a year via rail.The process of doubling the size of the Central Rail Yard at Norfolk International Terminals ... [+]

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