Intermodal

March opens ahead for rail carloads

Weekly U.S. rail traffic was 508,531 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending March 1, up 5.4% from the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

Total carloads were 222,757, up 1.4%, while intermodal volume totaled 285,774 containers and trailers, up 8.8% from 2024.

Six of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2024. Grain led gainers, up 1,491 carloads or 7.7%, to 20,924; followed by coal, up 2,692 carloads or 4.7%,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/march-opens-ahead-for-rail-carloads

Former CN and CP executive to lead Belt Railway of Chicago

The Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) has appointed longtime railroad executive Jerry Peck as president and general manager.

Peck, who started railroading in 1973 in train service with the Illinois Central, later worked for two decades at Canadian National (NYSE: CNI), ascending to general manager before taking the same position with Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP), in the U.S. East region. He most recently served as a consultant with Loram, a provider of rail maintenance-of-way services.

The Belt...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/former-cn-and-cp-executive-to-lead-belt-railway-of-chicago

Railroads say freight theft cost more than $100 million in 2024

Cargo theft cost U.S. Class I railroads more than $100 million in 2024, the Association of American Railroads said, calling for more federal efforts to address the problem and more effective prosecution of those arrested.

The AAR said in a recently released fact sheet that organized criminal groups are increasingly targeting freight moves, with estimates that more than 65,000 such thefts occurred in 2024. That would represent an approximately 40% increase. Railroads also say suspects are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/railroads-say-freight-theft-cost-more-than-100-million-in-2024

Στο κάδρο των ενεργειακών εξελίξεων τα OSV – «Σκάφη Υποστήριξης Εξωχώριων Εγκαταστάσεων»

Οι περισσότερες νέες παραγγελίες που τοποθετήθηκαν στο τέλος του 2023 και καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια του 2024 αναμένεται να εισέλθουν σε εμπορική λειτουργία το 2026 ή το 2027

https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/sto-kadro-ton-energiakon-exelixeon-ta-osv-skafi-ipostirixis-exochorion-egkatastaseon/

Los fabricantes de chasis estadounidenses alegan un vertido extranjero nuevamente

Un grupo de fabricantes de equipos intermodales de EE. UU. Está solicitando a la administración Trump para tareas antidumping en chasis de fabricación extranjera. La Coalición de Fabricantes de Chasis de los Estados Unidos presentó el miércoles peticiones alegando que el chasis importado de México, Tailandia y Vietnam están lastimando a los productores estadounidenses. El […]

Esta entrada Los fabricantes de chasis estadounidenses alegan un vertido extranjero nuevamente Aparece primero en FullAvan...

https://fullavantenews.com/los-fabricantes-de-chasis-estadounidenses-alegan-un-vertido-extranjero-nuevamente/?lang=es

US chassis makers allege foreign dumping again

A group of U.S. intermodal equipment manufacturers is petitioning the Trump administration for anti-dumping duties on foreign-made chassis. 

The U.S. Chassis Manufacturers Coalition on Wednesday filed petitions alleging that chassis imported from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam are hurting American producers.

Chassis are the skeletal trailers used to transport shipping containers by road.

The petitions with the Commerce Department and United States International Trade Commission (USITC) ask for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-chassis-makers-allege-foreign-dumping-again

US weekly rail volume falls compared to 2024

United States rail traffic fell below year-ago levels for the week ending Feb. 22, halting a string of three weeks of traffic gains.

According to statistics from the Association of American Railroads, total volume was 458,514 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.1% from the same week a year ago. That included 193,252 carloads, a 13.6% decrease, and 265,261 containers and trailers, up 2.3%.

The last time 2025 traffic was below 2024 levels was the week ending Jan. 25, off 2.5%.

All but one carload...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-weekly-rail-volume-falls-compared-to-2024

Tariffs call for cautious approach, rail execs say

Class I railroad chief executives told an investor conference that their crystal ball is as cloudy as anyone’s regarding the potential impact of the tariffs that President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on Mexico and Canada.

The 25% tariffs initially were due to begin this month, but Trump subsequently delayed them until March after an initial round of talks with government leaders in Mexico City and Ottawa. The president also has imposed 10% tariffs on goods imported from China, and has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tariffs-call-for-cautious-approach-rail-execs-say

Escepticismo en el sector ferroviario con respecto a su capacidad

Las administraciones nacional y europea están empeñadas en impulsar con decisión las inversiones en el ferrocarril con el fin de fomentar la intermodalidad e impulsar el trasvase modal desde la carretera. Sin embargo, pese a este impulso político, las empresas no acaban de ver que el ferrocarril...

https://fullavantenews.com/escepticismo-en-el-sector-ferroviario-con-respecto-a-su-capacidad/?lang=es

BNSF profits and revenue lag railway’s overall traffic growth

OMAHA, Neb. — BNSF Railway’s pretax profits increased slightly in 2024 as traffic-mix changes — more intermodal, less coal — and lower fuel surcharge revenue offset an overall 6.5% increase in freight volume.

For the year, BNSF’s pretax earnings increased 0.5%, to $6.64 billion, while revenue declined 0.5%, to $23.35 billion, the railway’s corporate parent, Berkshire Hathaway, reported on Saturday.

BNSF’s net income declined 1.1%, to $5.03 billion. The railway’s operating ratio was 68%, an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bnsf-profits-and-revenue-lag-railways-overall-traffic-growth

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