(This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.) The Hub Group said U.S. intermodal rail service deteriorated further in the fourth quarter from the prior quarter, but it’s now seeing improvement and service could start approaching levels last seen in mid-2013, before last year’s harsh winter, […]
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US intermodal volume experiences strong 2015 start
(This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.) Weekly U.S. rail volume hit an all-time high in January and traffic for the entire month was the second-highest ever — even as U.S. West Coast port congestion has hampered international intermodal traffic and spurred some shippers to […]
Hub Group: US intermodal rail service to begin hitting mid-2013 levels this summer
(This article requires registration at the Journal of Commerce. To access, please click on the above link.) The Hub Group said U.S. intermodal rail service deteriorated further in the fourth quarter from the prior quarter, but it’s now seeing improvement and service could start approaching levels last seen in mid-2013, before last year’s harsh winter, […]
Consumer Confidence Falls as Gas Prices Start to Rise
Consumer confidence fell in February as gas prices started to rise from a six-year low and damped Americans’ optimism about the economy. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary sentiment index decreased to 93.6 from a final January reading of 98.1 that was the highest since the start of 2004. The median projection in a Bloomberg […]
Driver Issues May Hurt Trucking Industry Growth in 2015
Analysts at GE Capital compiled a list of expected trucking industry trends for 2015. GE highlighted expected outlooks for Freight, Equipment and Rates and Capacity. The analysts believe that carriers were benefitting from an ideal supply and demand environment entering 2015 with profits strengthened by freight trends, pricing leverage due to tight capacity, and lower […]
Freight Spending, Shipments Decline from Month Before, Up Over 2014
North American shipment volumes and total spending on freight both dropped in January, according to the Cass Freight Index, but they were also at their highest level for the month in at least three years.
Oil Tanker Shipping ‘Bonanza’ Threatened by Increased Vessel Orders, Report Says
A steep rise in vessel orders risks bringing the recent bonanza in oil tanker shipping to an abrupt end, according to the latest edition of the Tanker Forecaster, published by shipping consultancy Drewry.
What’s the next move for West Coast ports?
While both sides are doing what they feel is best for their members, the impasse between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore Warehouse and Union is severely impacting West Coast port operations, and, to a larger extent, the supply chain in more than a few ways.
Average Diesel Price Posts First Weekly Gain Since November
The average cost of on-highway diesel has posted its first price increase so far this year, but remains well below the level from the same time a year ago. It gained 0.4 cent over the past week, hitting $2.835, its first weekly hike since November, but remains just over $1.14 less than during this same […]
Coca-Cola profit beats estimates; North American soda sales up
Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) reported a slightly higher-than-expected profit on Tuesday as sales in North America, its biggest market, rose for the first time in four quarters, offsetting the impact of a stronger dollar on its overseas business. Shares of the world’s largest beverage maker rose 3.2 percent to $42.56 in premarket trading. Coke’s sales in […]