Czarnikow and Swire Bulk join forces to launch freight pricing platform
Czarnikow and Swire Bulk have launched a new freight pricing platform in response to global trade taking large strides towards embracing digitisation in 2020 due to COVID-19.
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CP and Hapag-Lloyd extend agreement to 2025
Canadian Pacific and Hapag-Lloyd AG have extended their long-term rail service agreement and added the Port of Saint John service.
AAR President and CEO applauds Primus and Schultz confirmations to STB
Ian Jefferies, President and CEO of the AAR, recently issued a statement on the Senate confirmation of Robert Primus and Michelle Schultz as Members of the STB.
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AAR reports latest North American rail traffic
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported US and North American rail traffic for the week ending 14 November 2020.
Canadian Pacific added to 2020 DJSI
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited has been added to the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America.
HS2 achieves global carbon management standard
HS2 has become the first UK transport sector client, and the second in world, to achieve the PAS 2080 global carbon management standard.
AAR announces latest rail traffic data for the US and North America
The Association of American Railroads has reported US rail traffic data for October and US and North America data for the week ending 31 October.
China props up bulk trading as industry hopes for the best but plans for the worst
The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) has released comments and analysis on China’s recent stockpiling, with the country’s imports propping up an overall fall in trade volumes globally.
Opportunities at the door
Anne-Louise Dam-Rasmussen and Nicolai Bro Johncke, NORDEN, Denmark, explain the importance of identifying new opportunities in the dry bulk industry.
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AAR releases latest US and North American rail traffic figures
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has released its US and North American rail traffic figures for the week ending 24 October 2020.
AAR publishes latest traffic update for North America
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has published its latest rail traffic report for the week ending 17 October 2020.
HS2 releases video highlighting how it will benefit UK rail freight
HS2 Ltd has released a new video highlighting how the additional capacity it will create on Britain’s existing rail network will benefit UK ports and distribution centres that use rail freight for the movement of goods.
CP signs strategic, multi-year rail agreement with A.P. Moller - Maersk
Canadian Pacific Railway has signed a strategic, multi-year rail agreement with A.P. Moller - Maersk to move freight through the ports of Vancouver and Montreal.
Latest US rail traffic data reported by AAR
The Association of American Railroads has reported its latest US rail traffic data for the week ending 3 October 2020, as well as volumes for September 2020.
CN reports record grain movement
CN has reported moving a record quantity of grain in 3Q20 and that September marked its seventh straight month of record grain movements.