Intermodal had a tough year in 2016 and weakness in the business of moving containers inland was one reason. But the pain wasn’t uniform across…
As contentious and acrimonious as the presidential campaign has been, there are at least two things upon which Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agree: infrastructure…
Each calendar quarter, I calculate intermodal market share as part of my work on my monthly Intermodal Update newsletter. I normally track the percentage of…
Lawrence J. Gross The news of late has featured a number of stories on port market share. Is the U.S. West Coast regaining all or…
One of the key intermodal frontiers in recent years has been Mexico. The Mexican railroads have been investing in their intermodal infrastructure and introducing new…
With what seems like an economic hurricane blasting through the liner shipping industry, it may seem quixotic to be focusing on the land side of…
For the first 10 weeks of 2016, North American Class I railroads originated 3.3 million carloads of freight (excluding intermodal). That’s 427,000 fewer carloads than…
How important is decent service? Declining international container volumes in the Pacific Northwest provides a good indication. In 2012, Pacific Northwest ports, primarily Seattle, Tacoma…
As 2015 drew to a close, a major news item in the shipping world was the first call on the U.S. West Coast by the…
I have been beating the drum for some time regarding the state of intermodal service and questioning why we haven’t seen more improvement. That’s why…