ITS Logistics, a 3PL firm based in Reno, Nev., expands its Midwest operations. Also, the Port of Halifax in Canada marks a milestone in 2022, crossing the 600,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) annual throughput threshold for the first time.
Railinc on Jan. 18 reported that it has added railroad milepost and highway/rail grade crossing location information to AskRail®, the rail industry emergency response information app.
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) on Dec. 23 ratified a new collective agreement with CN, covering approximately 160 rail traffic controllers in Canada, the Class I announced Jan. 3. The agreement,
CN’s Express Pass mobility platform is recognized by the Digital Engineering Awards (DEA). Also, new Barstow, Calif., policing programs get under way as economic development plans emerge for BNSF Railway’s (BNSF) more than $1.5 billion rail facility.
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has published the 30th edition of its Rail Trends report, providing a ten-year performance overview (2012-2021) of its member passenger and freight railroads.
Bioveld Canada subsidiary The BMI Group, in partnership with HOPA Ports (Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority), has purchased a new, 170-acre industrial complex in Thorold, Ontario that adds 500,000 square feet of warehouse space and greenfield land to Thorold Multimodal Hub, effectively doubling its size.
CN, Canadian Pacific (CP), CSX and Union Pacific (UP) have been recognized as “sustainability leaders” through their inclusion in the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) is awarding $1 million in grants to 57 nonprofits in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.
CN on Dec. 19 reported that it surpassed its winter supply chain capacity target of 595,000 metric tons, moving a total of 620,000 metric tons of grain and processed grain products from western Canada during the week of Dec. 4 (week 19 of the 2022-23 crop year), despite extreme cold weather.
CN recognizes 58 customers and supply chain partners for their commitment to sustainability. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) donates $600,000 to 26 organizations to help combat homelessness, and pays tribute to its craft railroaders in local newspaper advertisements; and Union Pacific (UP) reports its first-time inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America.
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has named CN to its annual A List for the seventh time, placing the railroad in the CDP group of companies being recognized for “leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change.”