Rail & Intermodal

A Port With Too Much Container Space? Welcome to the Bizarro World

February 1, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, Managing Editor, SupplyChainBrain

In the Superman comics, the Bizarro World is a planet where normal people and events become strangely inverted. Which, in the world of global trade and supply chain, appears to be happening with increasing regularity.

Railroad Trade Group Touts Investment in Safety and Innovation

January 28, 2016

AAR

An ultrasonic system to locate track defects and use of unmanned aerial vehicles for inspection of track, bridge and other freight rail infrastructure are among the technologies being explored by the railroad industry, according to a report from the Association of American Railroads.

Freight Regulation and Profitability: Can We Strike a Balance?

January 11, 2016

Want to get a sense of how new federal regulations will affect transportation tomorrow? Look at California today.

Big Ships, Small Infrastructure: A Recipe for Disaster

January 4, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

By the time you read this, the largest containership ever to call a U.S. port will have visited the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland. It won't be the last. But will regulation and environmental pressures prevent carriers from developing the infrastructure needed to handle these seagoing behemoths?

PLS Logistics Expands With Office in San Antonio

December 29, 2015

PLS Logistics Services

PLS Logistics Services has opened a new branch office in San Antonio, Tex.

Railroads Might Carry Good Investment Opportunities

December 23, 2015

The Economist

As an asset class, railways have a worrying history. Railway mania in Britain in the 1840s left plenty of unwary investors nursing hefty losses; that episode sits in most lists of history's biggest speculative bubbles. But the prices of shares and bonds are dauntingly high, which has stoked interest in all manner of outlandish "alternative" assets in recent years. That, along with legal changes making it easier to repossess collateral that goes clickety-clack, may soon have investors funnelling cash into locomotives, carriages and goods wagons again.

"K" Line Sets Up Shipping and Logistics Unit in Dubai

November 30, 2015

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has established a new operation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Mallory Alexander Obtains Class A License in China

November 25, 2015

Mallory Alexander International Logistics

Mallory Alexander International Logistics has been granted a Class A forwarder's license by the government of China, for operations based in Shanghai.

Globe Tracker, TransVoyant Partner on Big Data Analytics

November 12, 2015

Globe Tracker International

Globe Tracker International has formed a strategic partnership with TransVoyant LLC to support "big data" analytics for the intermodal industry.

Nixing of Keystone Pipeline Could Be Boon for Railroad Transport

November 12, 2015

E&E Publishing

President Obama's decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline could come with a heavy side of tank cars. Canadian energy companies need about a dozen crude-laden trains each day to replace the volume of oil that could have been transported through KXL.

Rail & Intermodal

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding rail and intermodal transportation and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering container shipments in a more efficient manner than ever before using new services and technologies that provide information en route - allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As rail and intermodal cargo services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using rail and intermodal shipping solutions to power their supply chains.