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BNSF attracted $4.2B investment from online rail customers in 2024

BNSF Railway says its customers invested more than $4.2 billion along its lines in 2024.

Significant investments were made by customers including CJ Logistics America, Hudson Asphalt Terminal and Bakersfield Renewable Fuels. As a result of these and other customer investments, BNSF projects supported the creation of more than 1,000 jobs in local communities.

The investments are the largest that BNSF customers and local economic development organizations have made in new or expanded facilities in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bnsf-attracted-4-2b-investment-from-online-rail-customers-in-2024

Norfolk Southern expands portfolio of certified rail-served industrial sites

Norfolk Southern continues to strengthen its industrial site development with the recent certification of three additional rail-served properties in seven states through the Redi Sites program.

This brings the total number of NS Redi-certified sites to 12, showcasing the company’s commitment to providing prime locations for businesses seeking rail-integrated solutions.

The Redi Sites program, administered by the U.S.-based Site Selectors Guild, offers a standardized and rigorous evaluation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/norfolk-southern-expands-portfolio-of-certified-rail-served-industrial-sites

Lena Gothberg, Host and Producer the Shipping Podcast

The disappearing act is over!

I am back! Happy New Year, and best wishes for a prosperous 2025!
What are the pros and cons of continuing the Shipping Podcast?

How can I be the voice for change and progress in the maritime industry if I don’t change myself? Am I able to live up to my demands on the maritime industry?

Please send me feedback on this episode; it will make my day! [email protected]
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North Carolina Railroad Co. awards grant for rail-served battery gigafactory

A $750,000 grant from a state-owned rail corridor is helping to establish a rail-served, first-of-its-kind battery gigafactory in North Carolina.

The North Carolina Railroad Co. joined several key economic development organizations on Natron Energy’s first sodium ion battery production facility project in the United States. California-based Natron will spend an estimated $1.4 billion on the facility at the Kingsboro megasite in Rocky Mount while creating more than 1,000 jobs with an average...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hed-north-carolina-railroad-co-awards-grant-for-rail-served-battery-gigafactory

COSCO revela buque eléctrico portacontenedores de 700 TEU que navegará el Rio Yangtze

Según las fuentes, COSCO Shipping Development reveló recientemente el debut de un buque portacontenedores eléctrico de 700 teu diseñado para una ruta de 1000 km a lo largo del río Yangtze.

Esta entrada COSCO revela buque eléctrico portacontenedores de 700 TEU que navegará el Rio Yangtze Aparece...

https://fullavantenews.com/cosco-revela-buque-electrico-portacontenedores-de-700-teu-que-navegara-el-rio-yangtze/?lang=es

New Appointment To GEODIS Management Board

François Bottin has 25 years’ experience in the management of digital, data and IT programs and in managing international teams in the transport and logistics sector.

François Bottin was selected by GEODIS as Executive Vice President, Digital and Technology. François will be a member of the Group’s Management Board, which is chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, Chief Executive Officer of GEODIS.

His career path includes key program and team management positions with a leading player in maritime...

https://mfame.guru/new-appointment-to-geodis-management-board/

Maritime decarbonisation: shipping industry welcomes goal to make five percent of world fleet carbon-neutral by 2030

Pictured: the chemical formula for the compound gas, Carbon Dioxide, in chalk. Photo credit: Gerd Altmann

An ambitious target to make 5% of the world ocean shipping fleet run on zero-emission fuels by 2030 has been welcomed by the global shipping industry.

The global trade association for ship operators, the International Chamber of Shipping, welcomed the launch of Mission Innovation’s ‘Mission for Shipping’ earlier this week.

The ‘Mission for Shipping’ aims to support public-private cooperation...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/maritime-decarbonisation-shipping-industry-welcomes-goal-to-make-five-percent-of-world-fleet-carbon-neutral-by-2030/

Louisiana pursuing wind energy opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a renewable energy initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, with plans to harness Louisiana’s strengths in offshore energy production for the development of wind power, the U.S.’s No. 1 source of renewable energy.

Gov. Edwards presented his vision at the inaugural meeting of the Climate Initiatives Task Force he created earlier this year. Offshore wind energy will be one of many strategies pursued by the task force to curb the growth of greenhouse gas...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/louisiana-pursuing-wind-energy-opportunities-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/

Metal Shark, Sea Machines to build new autonomous vessel for USCG

The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Boston-based autonomous technology developer Sea Machines to supply an autonomous test vessel to the USCG Research and Development Center (RDC).

The welded-aluminum 29 Defiant craft is the latest product of Metal Shark’s “Sharktech Autonomous Vessels” division to be equipped with Sea Machines SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm technology. The new vessel offers a full range of advanced capabilities including...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-sea-machines-to-build-new-autonomous-vessel-for-uscg/

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