Rail & barge

Martin Engineering has introduced a portable vibrator that activates the free flow of bulk materials from closed-top hopper railcars.

The CBH Group is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its US$175 million investment in a new fleet of locomotives and wagons.

K+S Potash Canada has accepted their first domestic railcars built by National Steel Car (NSC) in Hamilton, Ontario.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc reports increased carloads during May 2017.

The Port of Vancouver USA’s West Vancouver Freight Access project (WVFA) is a decade-long, US$250 million effort by the port to create jobs and generate economic benefit by investing in freight rail infrastructure.

AMECO has completed the commissioning of a custom Portal Reclaimer handling 480 tph of urea with a rail span of 54 m for Agrium.

Port of Oakland Executive Director Chris Lytle has said that he wants more rail business at the port.

An EIA study has revealed that as coal shipments decline, rail remains dominant mode of coal transport to power sector.

The acquisition will lead to an increase in bulk carloads from Georgia.

Secretary of State approves Theemsweg Route decision.

Canadian Pacific has celebrated the grand opening of the Bethune (previously Legacy) Project mine site.

G&W’s traffic in April 2017 has seen an increase of 13.2%, compared with April 2016.

McInnis Cement has welcomed the confirmation by the Québec Government to rebuild the Gaspésie railroad between Matapédia and Gaspé.

The company has allayed fears that the transport coal product from the mine to the Port Kembla coal terminal will be disruptive.

China’s coal imports are at their highest in nearly three years, subsequent to a ban from shipments from North Korea.