The universal use of the TEU volume measurement by the container shipping industry provides a simple and powerful means of making across-the-board comparisons, but it…
The railroads have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. But volumes were already weak prior to the current crisis. What is the way forward?…
Domestic intermodal rocket ride continued for a third straight month. Big sequential gain for international but a large y/y deficit remained. • Headline: Total intermodal…
The pandemic has already ushered in many changes in supply chains. One of the more prominent has been the acceleration of the shift from brick-and-mortar…
A huge rebound for Domestic even as International continued to sputter. How long can this unusual divergence last? • Headline: Total intermodal activity up 7.2%…
The loss of import TEU market share by the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is well known. In 2018, these two…
10th Annual Rail/Intermodal Roundtable: Volumes down, service up Four of the nation’s top market analysts discuss how the pandemic is making an impact on volumes,…
International slowed a bit more in May, but Domestic saw a good rebound from April. The weekly numbers indicate recent improvement. • Headline: Total intermodal…
Inland Point Intermodal (IPI), the movement of ISO containers with import and export cargos on the rail, has proven to be among the more volatile…
April International was better than expected, but Domestic was hit hard. Rail-owned Domestic Container activity was remarkably weak. • Headline: Total intermodal activity down 4.5%…