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CSX Corp. Names Linde Veteran Angel CEO

CSX Corp. said Sept. 29 it has named former Linde CEO Steve Angel as president and CEO, and a member of the board. He succeeds Joe Hinrichs, who has departed from the company after three years at the helm. Angel, with more than 45 years of experience leading large, public companies, will work closely with the board and management team to ensure a seamless transition. CSX’s operating performance remains strong, and ... [+]

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, ... [+]

UP, NS to Create US Transcontinental Railroad

Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. on July 29 announced an agreement to create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad, connecting more than 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to the West Coast, linking about 100 ports within it’s the combined ... [+]

GEODIS Expands Mexico Nearshoring Operations

GEODIS has opened an office in Guadalajara, Jalisco, to support the growth of the global logistics provider’s growing nearshoring freight forwarding business in Mexico. The Guadalajara office, GEODIS’s second-largest operations center in Mexico, will become a shared services center, including key logistics operations for the entire ... [+]

Freedom Intermodal, NOPB Expand at Port NOLA

The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, or NOPB, said it has strengthened its partnership with Freedom International Tank Services, a full-service, logistics provider headquartered in New Orleans. Freedom Intermodal’s recent launch of its railcar cleaning services, as well as an expansion of transloading capacity and railcar ... [+]

Americold Teams with DP World, CPKC in Canada

Americold Realty Trust, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics, real estate and value-added services, said May 29 it has begun work on its first import-export hub to be built in Port Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The new cold storage facility, slated to open in 2026, will ... [+]

US Imports Grow Despite Trade Flux, Descartes

April U.S. container imports increased 1.2 percent over March and 9.1 percent compared to the same month last year, surpassing 2.41 million TEUs for the second time in 2025, despite the current chaotic trade environment, according to Descartes Systems Group’s May Global Shipping Report. Year-over-year, April ... [+]

NRF: ‘People Have Recession on Their Minds’

Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump have not yet led the U.S. into a recession, but worries over the economy are widespread and growing despite continued job and income gains, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said May 7. “The possibility of a U.S. recession ... [+]

CSX Adds 18 Rail Served Select Site Properties

CSX Corp. announced its latest group of high-ranking rail-served properties to receive CSX Select Site designation under the industrial development program. Eighteen sites across 12 states have earned a gold, silver, or bronze rating based on an evaluation of a wide range of site characteristics.  CSX said ... [+]

CSX Reaches Deals with Signalmen, Boilermakers

Class-I railroad CSX Corp said April 30 it has secured ratification of new five-year collective bargaining agreements with the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, or BRS, and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Forgers & Helpers, or IBB. “Ratifying these agreements reflects the trust we’ve ... [+]

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