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Why “Ag Coast” ports are backing Port NOLA’s new $1.8 billion container terminal

New container terminal is not just about bringing big ships in

The Port of New Orleans is pushing ahead on its plans to develop the new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT). The new $1.8 billion state-of-the art container terminal will eliminate air-draft restrictions that limit the size of vessels that can currently call Port NOLA, allowing it to serve vessels of all sizes. Just as importantly, as well as welcoming ocean giants, the new terminal will also strengthen the flow of inland river container traffic and the St. Louis regional ports and the St....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/why-ag-coast-ports-are-backing-port-nolas-new-1-8-billion-container-terminal/

Check Call: Trust the experts

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TRAC us out! Yeah … that was a bad pun. Moving on. FreightWaves has formed the Trusted Rate Assessment Consortium (TRAC), which provides the freshest view of spot rates in the U.S. Fresh rates PLUS SONAR data. I mean, what else could you want?

TRAC is a little different from other spot rate measurements in several ways:

  • Data is collected at the time a load is covered or accepted by the carrier. 
  • There are a minimum of five contributors with no single...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-trust-the-experts

Congestion persists at rail terminals servicing imports

A photograph of a train hauling intermodal containers.

Chassis shortages and efforts to dig out containers at rail terminals continue to characterize the rail side of the U.S. import supply chain in some areas, according to customer advisories published this week by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.

Maersk is continuing to see “high impact” for rail operations serving facilities at Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta and Memphis, Tennessee, because of chassis shortages. 

For instance, at Memphis, a reduction in allocation per day at the rail ramps is resulting in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/congestion-persists-at-rail-terminals-servicing-imports

Rail Roundup: BNSF reopens intermodal facility; KCS, Savage plan railport

A photograph of a BNSF locomotive.BNSF reopens Memphis-area intermodal facility to meet increased demand

BNSF has reopened an intermodal facility in Arkansas to unlock capacity in the greater Memphis, Tennessee, area.

The railroad said Monday that it has reopened the Harvard Intermodal Facility in Marion, Arkansas, effective immediately to meet increased intermodal demand in greater Memphis.

All international intermodal shipments originating at the Port of Long Beach’s Pier T Terminal will now terminate at the Harvard facility,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-roundup-bnsf-reopens-intermodal-facility-kcs-savage-plan-railport

‘Full-court press’: Trucking industry relieved I-40 bridge repairs almost done

Crew installing steel plates during repairs on the Hernando de Soto bridge on May 22, 2021.

The trucking industry was dealt a big blow when the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) shut down the Hernando de Soto Bridge on May 11. Inspectors found a major fracture in a deck beam, compromising the stability of the Interstate 40 bridge between Memphis, Tennessee, and eastern Arkansas.

The closure has put the most pressure on carriers of fuel, asphalt and other products that are sourced and delivered regionally in the mid-South. They typically have to load at one spot, then...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/full-court-press-trucking-industry-relieved-i-40-bridge-repairs-almost-done

‘Painful mess’: I-40 bridge closure costing trucking industry $1M daily

Repair crew on the Interstate 40 Mississippi River bridge.

The trucking industry has been taking it on the chin ever since the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River closed six weeks ago. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) shut it down on May 11 after one of the agency’s inspectors found a cracked beam in the span.

Related: I-40 bridge over Mississippi River to remain closed indefinitely

Drivers needing to haul between eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee have been forced to take the Interstate 55 bridge. Though that bridge is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/painful-mess-i-40-bridge-closure-costing-trucking-industry-1m-daily

Making waves on the Mississippi

American Patriot Holdings (APH) intends to make waves in the river transport industry with first-of-their-kind container-carrying vessels plying U.S. inland waterways.

The container-on-vessel (COV) service will carry more cargo than the age-old barges while reducing shippers’ costs and cutting time on the water in half, according to Sal Litrico, chief executive officer of American Patriot Container Transport LLC. 

“We’re creating a new transportation system and I really emphasize the word system...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/making-waves-on-the-mississippi

Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip

The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, March 29-April 3, 2020.

Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the motor vessel Mississippi in selected towns along the river. Commission members will meet with local partners, stakeholders and residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues. The meeting dates, times and locations are as follows:

• March 30         9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.            New Madrid, Mo. (City Front)

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/mississippi-river-commission-schedules-high-water-inspection-trip/

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