A ceremony marked the opening of CPKC’s new Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge crossing the Rio Grande, at the busiest rail gateway connecting the United States and Mexico.
A newly completed CPKC rail bridge linking the U.S. and Mexico is expected to double capacity for cross-border trade.
The industries to be most heavily impacted are those in bulk commodities, such as grain, potash and metallurgical coal. In addition, several intermodal corridors will be heavily impacted including long-haul international intermodal lanes, cross-border lanes. US intermodal volume is seeing a boost, but that could lead to congestion.
CN said it received no response from Teamsters after making a final contract offer in a bid to avoid service disruption.
1992: Textiles and trucking are among industries with the most at stake in the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Company is leveraging rail service for its Transplace customers.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has the support of a majority of Canadian lawmakers even if some seem set on delaying ratification to score political points.
Forager, a Chicago-based cross-border freight brokerage, announced the official launch of its new technology, SCOUT. The instant pricing and booking technology brings on-demand pricing and capacity to the United States-Mexico-Canada cross-border space. “The purpose of the new technology is to make it easier for shippers to get access to cross-border pricing and capacity instantly for […]
Transplace finds a disparity in consumer goods trade leads to large spread between north and southbound traffic – and a Canada backhaul “tax.”
E-commerce packages are flooding the U.S. The vast majority contain legal products, but U.S. Customs and Border Patrol worries about those that contain illegal or dangerous products.
President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau agree to implement agreement that has the potential to speed up the flow of goods between the two countries.
