Intermodal In The News

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December, 2023 01
American Journal of Transportation/Bloomberg

SHIPPING GIANTS WANT AN END DATE FOR FOSSIL FUEL-ONLY VESSELS

Europe’s biggest container lines want to phase out ships powered only by fossil fuels.

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October, 2023 30
NY Times

SHIPPING CONTRIBUTES HEAVILY TO CLIMATE CHANGE. ARE GREEN SHIPS THE SOLUTION?

The container shipping lines that carry the bulk of global trade are betting on greener technologies, but there are still reasons those wagers could fail.

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September, 2023 25
Transport Topics

FREIGHT BROKERS ADJUST AS MARKET POWER SWINGS TO SHIPPERS

Throughout the pandemic-influenced years of 2020 through 2022, when demand for trucks soared and capacity evaporated, third-party logistics providers and freight brokers assuaged shippers by simply locating a truck for their freight.

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September, 2023 06
CNBC

BIDEN HAILS WEST COAST DOCKWORKER UNION CONTRACT AS POSSIBILITY OF UAW STRIKE LOOMS

President Joe Biden celebrated the recent West Coast dockworker contract in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. “I want to thank both sides for working through this and getting it done,” Biden said. “It’s a good deal for workers, it’s a good deal for companies and it’s a good deal for the United Sta

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August, 2023 06
JOC

ILWU CANADA CONTRACT RATIFICATION ENSURES BC PORT PEACE

Three-quarters of the longshore rank and file have agreed to a four-year contract at Vancouver and Prince Rupert, bringing labor certainty to western Canada that has eluded the port for more than a month. The deal ensures marine termina

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July, 2023 13
Progressive Railroading

BNSF COMMITS MORE CAPITAL, CAPACITY TO ITS MOST LUCRATIVE BUSINESS GROUP

BNSF Railway Co. divides its business into three main groups: agricultural products, consumer products and industrial products. But one of them clearly is the rainmaker

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