Rail & Intermodal

Prime Distribution Services Opens Facility in Indiana

May 24, 2016

Prime Distribution Services (PDS), a provider of warehousing, consolidation and transportation services, has opened a new location in Plainfield, Ind.

Econocaribe Rebrands as ECU Worldwide

May 16, 2016

ECU Worldwide

Econocaribe, a non-vessel operating common carrier operating in the U.S., has changed its name to ECU Worldwide.

Civil Engineers Warn U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Badly Needs Upgrading

May 12, 2016

Maritime Executive

America will fall $1.44tr short of what it needs to spend on infrastructure through the next decade, a gap that could strip 2.5 million jobs and $4tr of gross domestic product from the economy, a report from a society of professional engineers said on Tuesday.

F.S. Mackenzie Opens Office in Tbilisi, Georgia

April 20, 2016

F.S. Mackenzie Group

F.S. Mackenzie Group, the U.K. and Russia member of the FPS (Famous Pacific Shipping) network of independent freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers, has opened a new office in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Are Carriers Changing Their Minds on Megaships?

April 18, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It takes a lot of time and energy to turn around one of those massive new containerships in mid-ocean. The same goes for reversing the assumptions that led to the construction of those behemoths in the first place.

Ports Far Outspend U.S. Government on Their Infrastructure Upgrades

April 13, 2016

Maritime Executive

The American Association of Port Authorities suggested that its member ports intend to spend over $150bn in combined infrastructure investments by 2020 - contrasted with a "best-case" government investment in port-related freight infrastructure of only $25bn over the same period.

FEC Railway Debuts Online Freight-Booking System

March 28, 2016

Florida East Coast Railway

The Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) has introduced EZ Buy, an online price quotation and booking system for the purchase of door-to-door intermodal freight moving between Southeast U.S. markets and South Florida.

TRAC Intermodal Wraps Up Acquisition of Interstar

March 24, 2016

Trac Intermodal

TRAC Intermodal has completed its acquisition of Interstar Fleet Services, a provider of emergency road service repair for the intermodal and commercial trucking industries.

CEVA Logistics Launches Direct China-to-Hungary LCL Service

March 21, 2016

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has launched a new weekly less-than-containerload (LCL) service from Shanghai, China to Budapest, Hungary.

Schneider Opens New Warehouse in Port Reading, N.J.

March 18, 2016

Schneider

Schneider has opened a new warehouse in Port Reading, N.J., to serve shippers moving cargo through Northeastern ports.

Rail & Intermodal

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