Rail & Intermodal

Old Dominion Freight Opens Second Drayage Facility in California

April 12, 2012

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened its second container-drayage facility in California.

IAS Enhances Business Intelligence for Managing 'Big Data'

April 11, 2012

International Asset Systems has released a new set of business-intelligence modules that were designed to improve the ability of users to view and analyze the "big data" generated by everyday equipment repair and dispatch operations.

Changes, Past & Future, in Intermodal

April 5, 2012

Dave Howland, VP, Global Land Transport Svcs., APL Logistics

ChemLogix Enhances Rail Transportation Management Capability

April 3, 2012

ChemLogix

ChemLogix LLC has added GeoMetrix rail logistics guidance technology as part of its transportation management solutions set.

DB Schenker Rail Inaugurates Direct Services to Paris

March 30, 2012

DB Schenker Rail

DB Schenker Rail is now offering direct services to Paris, France. The company has opened a new rail logistics center at Blanc Mesnil on the outskirts of the city, linking the greater Paris area more closely to its European network.

UPS Seals Bid to Acquire TNT Express in All-Cash Offer

March 27, 2012

UPS

Parcel Service Inc. has reached agreement to acquire TNT Express N.V., in an all-cash offer valued at approximately $12.56 per ordinary share. Total value of the transaction was set at $6.77bn.

Crowley Maritime Corp. Adds LCL Service to St. Maarten

March 22, 2012

Crowley Maritime Corp.

The logistics group of Crowley Maritime Corp. has added less-than-containerload (LCL) cargo service to the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, via Crowley's Miami distribution center. The latter will now serve as a cargo arrival and departure service point.

Next-Generation Rail Fleet Management

March 14, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: As the global economy slowly begins to improve, large-scale manufacturers who ship bulk product by rail are again experiencing the issues of service reliability, asset turnover, capacity constraints, working capital optimization and risk. With that said, after the dismal 2008-2009 economy, we're right back into the bane of a one-hundred-year rail dilemma: enhancing service reliability while improving fleet utilization to sustain a lean rail fleet. Current rail management tools are effective at tracking historical transit times and identifying the position of each car at a certain point in time. However, an important disconnect exists between seeing the future demand for rail shipments and predicting the usage and location of the cars over the entire enterprise planning horizon. - Alfred Sherk, CEO, SherTrack LLC

Maersk Line Inaugurates Asian Import Service Over BNSF Railway

March 14, 2012

Maersk Line

Maersk Line has created an intermodal service for import cargoes moving from Asia to five key markets in North America, in partnership with the BNSF Railway. The new Flagship service will deliver to Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Memphis and northwest Ohio.

As Keystone XL Stalls in Congress, Rail is 'Pipeline' for North Dakota Oil Fields

March 8, 2012

The Financial Post

On any given week, three to seven CP Rail trains laden with crude oil from the North Dakota Bakken field whisk across North America, bypassing the pipeline bottlenecks in mid-continent that are depressing oil prices and unaffected by the noise in Washington, D.C., that is holding back the Keystone XL pipeline.

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.