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A better way for freight rail

Josh Raglin, chief sustainability officer at Norfolk Southern, spoke with FreightWaves about recent developments in sustainability, technology and growth.

Sustainability through modal shift

Rail transportation is more efficient and creates fewer emissions compared to truckload transportation, a huge potential for a supply chain that is putting more pressure on measuring and reducing emissions within its network in the form of a carbon calculator.

“Freight rail has a really, really great story...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-better-way-for-freight-rail

As Norfolk Southern battle nears climax, STB head Oberman backs management

It’s uncertain whether it will change any minds this late in the game, but the outgoing head of the Surface Transportation Board has made it clear he supports keeping Norfolk Southern’s existing management in place.

In a speech at the North American Rail Shippers Association’s annual meeting, STB Chairman Martin Oberman said he wasn’t trying to influence a vote set for Thursday — a day before Oberman leaves office — on Ancora Holdings’ effort to oust Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw through a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/as-norfolk-southern-battle-nears-climaxstb-head-oberman-backs-management

Port of Virginia expansion boosts ultralarge container vessel capacity

The Port of Virginia recently completed a project to widen its ship channel to allow better access for the world’s largest container ships.

The port’s shipping channel is now up to 1,400 feet wide in some areas, allowing simultaneous two-way traffic of ultralarge container vessels (ULCVs) traveling through Norfolk Harbor, officials said. 

“Before the channel was widened, the Coast Guard would have to put restrictions on the channel for vessels to pass. When ULCVs are on their way in or out, it...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-virginia-expansion-boosts-ultralarge-container-vessel-capacity

Katoen Natie to invest $60M at Norfolk plastic resin export facilities

Belgium-headquartered Katoen Natie plans to spend $59.9 million to expand warehousing and rail facilities in Norfolk, Virginia, to support the growing export market for plastic resins.

Subsidiary Katoen Natie Norfolk will oversee the project, which includes the addition of a 450,000-square-foot warehouse and a rail yard, as well as an expansion of the existing rail spur.

The current facility, which is near the Port of Virginia and has access to both CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE:...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/katoen-natie-to-invest-60m-at-norfolk-plastic-resin-export-facilities

Navy Seeing Better Trained Ensigns After Surface Warfare Reforms, Say Sailors

USS Halsey (DDG-97) returning to Naval Station San Diego on Feb. 10, 2023. USNI News Photo

ABOARD GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER USS HALSEY OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA – When Cmdr. Amanda Browning joined the Navy, she learned how to drive and operate a ship from a set of CD-ROMs on a computer aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53). Twenty years ago, new surface warfare officers learned on the job after a cost-saving decision to trim upfront training, and the results...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/10/navy-seeing-better-trained-ensigns-after-surface-warfare-reforms-say-sailors

Ford Aircraft Carrier John F. Kennedy to Deliver a Year Late

In this aerial photograph, the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) sits at Pier 3 at Newport News Shipbuilding division. The ship is approximately 76 percent complete and is progressing through final outfitting and testing. Huntington Ingalls Industries photo.

The next Ford-class aircraft carrier will now deliver to the Navy in 2025, one year later than the service’s most recent projection, according to Fiscal Year 2024 budget documents released this week.

The Navy delayed future carrier J...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/23/ford-aircraft-carrier-john-f-kennedy-to-deliver-a-year-late

HII Lays Keel of Future Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise

An artist’s concept of the future carrier Enterprise (CVN-80). DoD Image

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – HII has laid the keel block of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-80) on Tuesday, USNI News has learned.

The seventh U.S. warship named after the Revolutionary War sloop, Enterprise formally began fabrication at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding yard in Virginia, Rear Adm. James Downey, the program executive officer for carriers, told USNI News on Tuesday.

The start of fabrication comes three weeks...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/05/hii-lays-keel-of-future-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise

Container ship runs aground in Chesapeake Bay

The Coast Guard said Monday it is coordinating efforts with the Maryland Department of the Environment to refloat a 1,095-foot container ship that ran aground in Chesapeake Bay on Sunday after departing from the Port of Baltimore.

The Coast Guard said its Maryland-National Capital Region sector received the initial report from the Ever Forward at 9 p.m. Sunday that it had grounded near Craighill Channel. According to initial reports, there were no injuries or indications of pollution or damage...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/container-ship-runs-aground-in-chesapeake-bay

VCNO: Naval Safety Command Will Function Like INSURV and Assess Safety Performance

An MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter from the Merlins of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 provides aerial firefighting support to fight the fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on July 14, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy wants its new two-star safety command to evaluate risk and safety in a similar way to how the service looks at the health of its ships, the number-two officer told Congress today.

Adm. Bill Lescher, the vice chief of naval operations, compared the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/03/vcno-naval-safety-command-will-function-like-insurv-and-asses-safety-preformance

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