Rail & intermodal - Articles - Page 11

Construction Boom Could Boost Demand for Met Coal

November 23, 2016

Businesses that transport their goods via the highways, railways or the airways are likely to see an expansion of the nation's infrastructure. That's good news not just for companies that want to move their products in the most efficient manner possible. It may also be good news for a subset of the coal sector that produces so-called metallurgical coal for steelmaking.

Channel Tunnel Fundamentally Changed UK Logistics, Report Says

November 22, 2016

Supply Management

More than a quarter of all goods traded between the UK and Europe, worth around £91.4bn ($113.82bn) a year, come through the Channel Tunnel, a report has found. In its report, "Economic Footprint of the Channel Tunnel Fixed Link," Ernst & Young found that 30 percent of UK exports, worth £43.6bn ($54.3bn), and 22 percent of imports, worth £47.8bn ($59.53bn), to and from the EU depend on the tunnel.

How East Coast Ports Are Getting 'Big-Ship Ready'

November 11, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It takes a big port to handle a big ship. Can East Coast ports meet the challenge of handling the new generation of mega-container vessels?

North American Intermodal Volumes Decline Again, Report Says

November 10, 2016

Intermodal Association of North America

Total intermodal traffic recorded another volume decline in the third quarter of 2016, according to the Intermodal Association of North America's latest quarterly Intermodal Market Trends and Statistics report. Contributing to this loss were intermodal trailer volumes which dropped 26.9 percent and international shipments which fell 6.7 percent. The domestic container business experienced gains of 3.3 percent which kept the overall volume loss to 4.6 percent.

Hyperloop Pioneer TU Delft Teams With DHL for California Competition

October 26, 2016

Air Cargo World

Amsterdam to Paris in 30 minutes. That's the goal of the "Delft Hyperloop" - a pod-like capsule developed by TU Delft for the rapid transportation of people and goods through tubes - the maker says. The apparatus that might make such a trip possible arrived in California aboard a DHL freighter last week to compete in the "Hyperloop Pod Competition."

Dubai Plans 700mph Tube to Transport Freight

October 21, 2016

Global Construction Review

Building on plans to use the futuristic Hyperloop tube-transport system at its operations in Dubai, ports giant DP World has invested millions in the start-up company Hyperloop One, and its chief executive has joined the Hyperloop One board.

Zim to Offer Additional Asia Pacific Service

October 18, 2016

Zim

Container shipping company ZIM is launching an additional Asia Pacific service beginning October 25 with the following rotation: Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Prince Rupert, Xingang.

TQL Opens New Offices in Missouri, Arizona

September 28, 2016

Total Quality Logistics

Total Quality Logistics, a nationwide freight brokerage, is opening offices in Missouri and Arizona.

Freightos Acquires Air-Cargo Rate Manager WebCargoNet

September 21, 2016

Freightos

Freightos, an online freight marketplace, has acquired WebCargoNet, an air-cargo rate-management provider.

IMAGINiT Partners With Canadian Centre for Product Validation

September 13, 2016

IMAGINiT Technologies

IMAGINiT Technologies, the design simulation and visualization services division of Rand Worldwide, has entered into a partnership with the Canadian Centre for Product Validation (CCPV).