Intermodal Transport

Maritime Transport is new Tilbury Railport operator

Maritime Transport has become the new operator of the Riverside Rail Terminal at Tilbury, marking Maritime's first step into rail terminal operations.

(Aug 16, 2010)

CSXT renames Atlanta terminals

Effective September 13th, CSX Transportation (CSXT) Intermodal will discontinue using the generic metropolitan area name of "Atlanta" and will begin using "Atlanta Hulsey, GA" and "Fairburn, GA" to reflect the specific terminal location.

(Aug 13, 2010)

Samskip launches new Netherlands – Norway service

Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics will introduce a new weekly service linking the Netherlands with Norway's West Coast, at the end of August.

(Aug 5, 2010)

86% of companies plan to tackle environmental issues in transport

According to a new report from AMR Research in collaboration with RedPrairie, the main challenges facing supply chains are managing external factors, such as the global economic crisis, and addressing green issues.

(Jul 20, 2010)

Intermodal network required for 21st century economic vitality, says ITI

According to ITI chairman Gil Carmichael, US railroads are poised to play a dominant role in the global transportation infrastructure.

(Jun 29, 2010)

Inland shipping claims bigger slice of modal pie

In the crisis year 2009, inland shipping strengthened its position in the hinterland transport of containers, with its share in the modal split of the port of Rotterdam rising from 30% to 33%.

(Jun 14, 2010)

PPG appoints Sea-Concert as Project Support Member

The Project Professionals Group has appointed multimodel transport specialist Sea-Concert (Thailand) as a Project Support Member.

(Jun 8, 2010)

CSXT enters rail security partnership with Florida

CSX Transportation (CSXT) has entered into a rail security partnership - SecureNOW - with the State of Florida, formalising and enhancing CSXT's ongoing commitment to share information, resources and strategies to better protect communities in which the company operates.

(May 28, 2010)

DB Schenker launches new intermodal service

DB Schenker has linked up road and rail services with its new DB SCHENKERhangartner service, which offers the combination of trucking and rail services from one source.

(May 26, 2010)