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U-Freight says Suez crisis is boosting its China-Europe rail freight service

With increasing volumes of cargo being experienced on its LCL and FCL rail freight services between China and Europe, the U-Freight Group says that the recent problems in the Suez Canal have made the transport of freight by rail from China into Europe look all the more attractive. Simon Wong, chief executive officer of the U-Freight Group comments: "Clearly supply chain planners are reappraising what was once a completely dominant Suez ... [+]

CN bids for Kansas City Southern: CP has done same

In what appears to be a bidding war, CN Rail recently announced that it is engaging with the board of directors of Kansas City Southern to complete confirmatory due diligence and finalize a definitive merger agreement to combine the companies and create the premier railway ... [+]

OmniTRAX and River Ridge Strike Partnership

The Broe Group’s transportation affiliate, OmniTRAX has reached an agreement to partner with the River Ridge Development Authority to further develop the River Ridge Commerce Center's rail infrastructure and attract major employers to Southern Indiana. "Nationwide, our customers place high value on strategic locations ... [+]

Savage Selects Octopi

Octopi, part of Navis and Cargotec Corp., announced that Savage has selected Octopi by Navis' cloud-based terminal operating system (TOS) for its intermodal rail terminal in Idaho. The terminal is expected to be operational by mid-year 2021 and once complete, it will be a top ... [+]

Maersk introduces on rail container tracking for North America region

On March 22, Maersk introduced container tracking on rail services. The service allows shippers to track when the container is loaded/unloaded from rail i.e start and end of the journey. This has been enriched to show the last station that the container departed from and ... [+]

CP, KCS agree to combine

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and Kansas City Southern announced on March 21 that they have entered into a merger agreement, under which CP has agreed to acquire KCS in a stock and cash transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately USD$29 billion. Following final approval ... [+]

Memphis, Savannah on parallel tracks

Georgia Ports Authority Chief Commercial Officer Cliff Pyron recently briefed the Memphis World Trade Club on Savannah’s expanding rail service to Memphis. At that event, he explained how the Port of Savannah’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal will be the largest on-dock intermodal rail facility for ... [+]

DB Schenker delivers world’s largest rail mounted machine

DB Schenker has successfully delivered almost 200 components for the world’s largest rail mounted vehicles with a total weight of 90,000 freight tons to BHP’s $3.6 billion South Flank project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Once assembled by the engineers of thyssenkrupp Mining ... [+]

Alaska Marine Lines rail barges upgrade

Four Alaska Marine Lines rail barges are getting new piping and ballast systems designed by marine industry leader Glosten with installation by Meridian Marine Industries. "The rail barges are hitting 20 years of service and were in need of some upgrades," explains John Maketa, T-115 ... [+]

Connell Rail Interchange Project Reaches Important Milestone

Track and Infrastructure Design is 100% Completed Representatives of the Washington State Department of Transportation have recently indicated to the Connell Rail Interchange Coalition that the Connell Rail Interchange Project has reached an important milestone - the track and infrastructure design for the Connell Rail ... [+]

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