Imports at the nation’s largest retail container ports are expected to grow dramatically during the first half of 2021, which is likely to exacerbate ongoing problems with congestion and turnaround times.
March 8, 2021
Blume Global has developed a digital platform that aims to help speed truck turnaround times at ports, starting with the Fenix Marine Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
March 8, 2021
Schneider said it will double the size of its intermodal operation by 2030, reducing carbon emissions by an additional 700 million pounds per year, as part of new sustainability goals.
March 3, 2021
The Virginia Port Authority has received a federal grant that will allow it to begin evaluating the potential benefits of autonomous truck use for intermodal port operations.
February 1, 2021
As the COVID-19 vaccine helps return life to normal later in the year, the effect on trucking freight and rates will vary as consumer spending is expected to shift back toward services. That’s one takeaway from the transportation analysts at FTR in a recent webinar, “Preparing for 2021.”
January 18, 2021
The Port of Long Beach said balancing inbound and outbound cargo will boost operational efficiency during the strongest cargo surge in its history.
December 7, 2020
Severe bottlenecks at a number of U.S. ocean ports have prompted the Federal Maritime Commission to look into whether ocean lines’ detention, demurrage, and container policies are making the situation worse.
November 24, 2020
Stoughton Trailers has named a director of intermodal sales as many of the nation’s ports face an intermodal chassis shortage.
November 5, 2020
CIE Manufacturing says it’s ready to produce U.S.-made intermodal container chassis that will help address demand and shortages on both coasts.
November 3, 2020
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Battery-electric, natural gas, and hydrogen fuel cell trucks from the Port of Long Beach helped celebrate the new Port of Long Beach bridge in a clean trucks parade.
October 5, 2020
A procession of clean, zero-emissions and near-zero-emissions drayage trucks were a highlight of ceremonies marking the opening of a new bridge at the Port of Long Beach.
October 5, 2020
The American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference has filed suit with the Federal Maritime Commission in an effort to protect truck drivers from being forced to use overpriced chassis that are not always up to safety standards.
August 20, 2020
NFI has completed the acquisition of CAI Logistics, the non-asset logistics division of CAI International, enhancing its brokerage, intermodal, and global freight forwarding capabilities.
August 17, 2020
Red Hook Terminals ordered a fleet of 10 BYD 8Y all-electric yard tractors that will be deployed at Red Hook Terminal’s intermodal yard in Port Newark, New Jersey.
August 10, 2020
Intermodal trucking and freight brokerage company Mark-It Express Logistics has acquired the operating assets of Sava Transportation, based in Maywood, Illinois.
June 30, 2020