multimodal

New railroad heralds Indiana multimodal development

The opening of a shortline railroad heralds a new freight initiative for southwest Indiana.

The Mount Vernon Railroad, a partnership between OmniTRAX, the largest privately held, family-owned U.S. rail transportation company, and Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, Indiana’s largest port, creates what officials are calling a “mega-modal” opportunity.

At the heart of this development is an economic opportunity centered around development of the port’s 500-acre multimodal megasite. The Mount Vernon...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-railroad-heralds-indiana-multimodal-development

CCL Logistics & Technology joins Multimodal 2025 as  Official Sustainability Partner 

The organisers of Multimodal are pleased to announce CCL Logistics & Technology will be the Official Sustainability Partner for this year’s event. CCL will empower attendees to offset their travel and accommodation emissions, making it easier for everyone to contribute to a greener future by purchasing carbon credits and offset on their behalf. 

Visitors to Multimodal 2025 will be able to sign up quickly and easily upon arrival at various points throughout the hall, showcasing the event’s...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/13/ccl-logistics-technology-joins-multimodal-2025-as-official-sustainability-partner/

Port of Bellingham gets $17.9M grant to reconnect the shipping terminal to rail

The Port of Bellingham, Wash., recently announced that it has secured a $17.9 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The grant will be used to reconnect the Bellingham Shipping Terminal to the BNSF main line, restoring the terminal to full multimodal functionality.

The new rail connection will create jobs, reduce carbon emissions, and keep supply chains and the economy moving forward by allowing the efficient transportation of marine cargo on over 32,500 miles of...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-of-bellingham-gets-17-9m-grant-to-reconnect-the-shipping-terminal-to-rail/

DP World India launches new multimodal service

DP World has introduced a new Indian multimodal service, SARAL-2, which connects Chennai to the National Capital Region (NCR) and features a daily rail freight service with a capacity of 500 TEU a week. Last November the company launched SARAL-1 which links South Gujarat to markets in and around NCR.

The SARAL operation leverages DP World’s ability to deliver multimodal services by integrating coastal shipping, rail and truck operations to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and enhance supply...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/dp-world-india-launches-new-multimodal-service/

Ports of Indiana completing key Mount Vernon infrastructure projects

Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon is nearing completion of $1.2 million in infrastructure improvement projects launched in 2023. These projects represent the largest annual capital investment at the Mount Vernon port since 2020 and nearly twice the combined total investments of 2021 and 2022.

The final project budgeted in 2023 for Mount Vernon is a double-track rail crossing replacement on Bluff Road that is scheduled for completion soon. The crossing, located on the west side of the port, will be...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-of-indiana-completing-key-mount-vernon-infrastructure-projects/

Princeton TMX taps industry veteran Mark McEntire as CEO

TMS provider Princeton TMX announced recently it has hired industry veteran Mark McEntire as CEO, succeeding founder and CEO Tim Minnich.

Princeton TMX’s new CEO Mark McEntire (Photo: LinkedIn)

Minnich will continue to support McEntire as a board member, advising on the company’s growth strategy.

Pulling from his 35 years of experience, including time at JB Hunt Transport Inc., Penske Logistics, Transplace and Emerge, McEntire plans to continue to drive technology exploration in his new role.

In...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/princeton-tmx-taps-industry-veteran-mark-mcentire-as-ceo

Mark-It Express grows fleet with Clean Car Connexion purchase

Mark-It Express president and vice president, the company just acquired its third logistics property

Mark-It Express Logistics, an intermodal trucking and freight brokerage company based just outside Chicago, announced Monday that it acquired the operating assets of Joliet, Illinois-based Clean Car Connexion for an undisclosed sum. It’s the third acquisition in as many years for Mark-It as the company looks to grow its operations beyond the Midwest. Republic Partners LLC advised Mark-It on the deal and arranged financing for the transaction.

Currently, Mark-It operates three terminals — one...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mark-it-express-grows-fleet-with-clean-car-connexion-purchase

How does global supply chain emissions tracking level playing field?

AskWaves discussed global supply chain emissions tracking with a GLEC Framework expert.

Different shipping lanes, modes and logistics sites contribute to varying amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, making it difficult to track emissions as goods travel along the entire supply chain.

As many supply chain and sustainability experts say, companies need to measure emissions before they can make significant emissions-reduction progress.

The Smart Freight Centre (SFC) noticed that there were several regional or transportation mode-based emissions frameworks, so it combined the available...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-does-global-supply-chain-emissions-tracking-level-playing-field

SpaceWaves: What it takes to build a Martian supply chain (with video)

Sydney Do joined SpaceWaves to talk about the Martian Supply Chain.

Sydney Do, systems engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, hopes to send humans to orbit Mars and come back in the late 2030s. Following a successful orbit and round-trip mission to Mars and back, the next missions would send astronauts to land on the surface of Mars for progressively longer amounts of time. Even though it may be more than a decade before humans set foot on Mars, the logistical planning has already started.

In a SpaceWaves Fireside Chat on Thursday, Do and Andrew Cox,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/spacewaves-what-it-takes-to-get-humans-to-mars

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