rail shipping
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Railroad
Commentary: Short line railroads – custom high-growth freight service
Market View commentator Jim Blaze writes about the advantages short line railroads offer to shippers.
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Modes
Experts: Shippers and railroads need to repair breakdown in communication
To meet future rail demand, stakeholders must confront communication dysfunction.
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Energy
How wind power could benefit rail shipping
Wind technology may be a solution for rail industry.
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Modes
Court rejects rail shippers class formation request; senators press for rail reform
A federal appeals court denies a request by rail shippers to form a class lawsuit, and U.S. Senators press the Surface Transportation Board to take…
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Railroad
Railroads risk market share by charging shippers excessive fees
Market expert Jim Blaze dissects the recent Surface Transportation Board hearings on demurrage and accessorial charges. Read his observations on the relationships between the railroads…
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Asia-Pacific
FESCO and HMM re-arrange East Asia box shipping routes
South Korean ocean box shipping company, Hyundai Merchant Marine, and Russian far East intermodal box transport specialist, FESCO, have announced a series of changes to…
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