2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (223+ words) Global shipping and logistics company Crowley has launched the Gulf-Central America Express Service, a new weekly container service connecting Port Houston to Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala, and Puerto Cortés, Honduras. The service will make its first Houston call on…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (193+ words) BNSF Railway and supply chain solutions provider NFI have partnered to provide integrated access to transportation, warehousing, distribution and transload solutions within the future Barstow International Gateway (BIG) rail facility. To be located in Southern California, BIG is a planned…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (173+ words) The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 0.3% in June from May's level to 134.9, decreasing for the third consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, the index fell 1.7%. The Freight TSI measures…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (217+ words) Progressive Railroading ZIM Line and MSC add JAXPORT to Asia container service rotation Ocean carriers ZIM Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have begun weekly service calling at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), Florida, as part of their ZCP-Amberjack container…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (291+ words) Total import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to hit an all-time high this month, driven by retailers stocking up ahead of potential tariff increases come August, according to a July 8 Global Port Tracker (GPT) report from the National…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (161+ words) Specialty chemical manufacturer COIM USA has chosen the TexAmericas Center rail-served industrial park in New Boston, Texas, as the site for a $50 million manufacturing plant expansion. In 2024, COIM USA acquired a 20-acre site at the center featuring a 25,000-square-foot, rail-served…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (238+ words) Americold opens import-export hub at CPKC-served New Brunswick port Progressive Railroading Americold opens import-export hub at CPKC-served New Brunswick port Americold today began operations at its new import-export hub at Port Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada. The facility was…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (159+ words) 0.6, 4.4 & 5.6 2 to 1 & 3 to 2 25, 26, 29, 30, 42, 46, 49 & 50 By a 49% to 26% margin, voters said regulations should be decreased when informed that proposed new mandates increase shipping costs, and those costs are ultimately passed on to consumers. By a 50% to 25% margin, voters favored decreasing regulations after learning…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (641+ words) Freight transportation reports, projects and other news from outside North America (4/9/2026) Progressive Railroading Freight transportation reports, projects and other news from outside North America (4/9/2026) Strait of Hormuz update: One ocean carrier's perspective "Recent developments in negotiations between the United States…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (177+ words) The unemployment rate in the U.S. transportation sector fell to 3.4% versus 4.6% in March 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). “Unemployment in the transportation sector was lower than overall unemployment,” BLS officials said in a press release. “The U.S....