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Are U.S. Rail Firms' Fortunes About to Go Off the Rails?

The last decade has been a golden one for shipping goods around the world's biggest economy, and American railways have been a rare example of capitalism working well, with a virtuous cycle of demand, giant profits, and vast investment in rolling stock and tracks.

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Long-Term Transportation Management Partnership Saves Client Millions

Challenge: Wide transportation footprint; Different ERP systems across multiple platforms; Gaps in existing transportation network; Maintain core competency of steel-making/processing; Maintain quality/safety culture; Consolidating transportation metric source data

Hapag-Lloyd Adds 3,000 Reefer Containers to Fleet

Hapag-Lloyd AG has added 3,000 refrigerated containers to its fleet.

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Dacotrans Sweden Merges With GH Transport, Key Logistics

Dacotrans Sweden AB, the Swedish member of the FPS Group of independent freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers, has merged with GH Transport AB and Key Logistics AB.

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Rockfarm Acquires Global Distribution & Logistics

Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions has acquired a majority interest in Global Distribution & Logistics LLC.

Damco Unveils Service for E-Commerce Logistics in China

Damco has launched a one-stop management service for electronic-commerce logistics in China.

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PLS Logistics Services Opens Branch in Charlotte

PLS Logistics Services, a provider of supply-chain and freight-brokerage services, has opened a new branch office in Charlotte, N.C.

Intermodal Industry Reports 'Solid' Growth in 2015

Despite network congestion and macro-economic headwinds, intermodal achieved solid growth in 2015, according to the Intermodal Association of North America's fourth quarter and year-end Intermodal Market Trends and Statistics report. Domestic container gains more than offset declines in trailer volumes and marginal international increases to achieve overall 2.8 percent growth in total intermodal volumes.

A Port With Too Much Container Space? Welcome to the Bizarro World

In the Superman comics, the Bizarro World is a planet where normal people and events become strangely inverted. Which, in the world of global trade and supply chain, appears to be happening with increasing regularity.

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Railroad Trade Group Touts Investment in Safety and Innovation

An ultrasonic system to locate track defects and use of unmanned aerial vehicles for inspection of track, bridge and other freight rail infrastructure are among the technologies being explored by the railroad industry, according to a report from the Association of American Railroads.

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Freight Regulation and Profitability: Can We Strike a Balance?

Want to get a sense of how new federal regulations will affect transportation tomorrow? Look at California today.

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Big Ships, Small Infrastructure: A Recipe for Disaster

By the time you read this, the largest containership ever to call a U.S. port will have visited the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland. It won't be the last. But will regulation and environmental pressures prevent carriers from developing the infrastructure needed to handle these seagoing behemoths?

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