Dry bulk freight news
Weekly US rail traffic for the week ending 18 January 2025
According to the Association of American Railroads, total US weekly rail traffic was 500 160 carloads and intermodal units, up 25.9% compared with the same week last year.
Weekly US rail traffic for the week ending 11 January 2025
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), total US weekly rail traffic was 465 390 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.8% compared with the same week last year.
AtoB@C Shipping adds six 5900 dwt eco-vessels to its fleet
AtoB@C Shipping continues its fleet renewal by adding six low-emission newbuildings to its fleet between 2025 and 2027 after securing long-term time charter contracts with German shipowner BAAS Shipping from Hamburg.
ICAP launches dry bulk commodities desk with three Copenhagen-based hires
With the launch of the desk, ICAP becomes the first traditional interdealer broker (IDB) to integrate physical and derivatives trading in the dry bulk commodities segment.
Weekly US rail traffic for the week ending 4 January 2025
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), total US weekly rail traffic was 421 410 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.0% compared with the same week last year.
Improving the supply chain with TMS
Brian Cupp, IntelliTrans, explores how a transportation management system (TMS) can improve supply chain operations for bulk distributors.
New International Chamber of Shipping Secretary General announced
Thomas A. Kazakos will replace Guy Platten who will be stepping down in June 2025.
Konecranes to supply 8 overhead cranes to PT Beka Wire’s new production facility in Indonesia
Konecranes has received an order to supply 8 CXT overhead cranes to PT Beka Wire Indonesia’s manufacturing facility in Subang to support their material handling requirements across all stages of manufacturing. The order was placed at the end of October 2024, with deliveries and installation scheduled for March 2025.
Weekly US rail traffic for the week ending 14 December 2024
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), total US weekly rail traffic was 526 166 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.8% compared with the same week last year.
Weekly US rail traffic for the week ending 7 December 2024
According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), total US weekly rail traffic was 520 894 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.4% with the same week last year.