BNSF, NS, NWSA Trimming PNW-to-Chicago Transit Time
BNSF, Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) are together offering faster service from the Pacific Northwest (PNW) to and connecting through Chicago.
Northwest Seaport Alliance
Intermodal Briefs: Port of LA, USDOT
An early peak season helps boost July volumes at the Port of Los Angeles, Calif. Also, the Port of Oakland, Calif., and the Northwest Seaport Alliance in Washington State join the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative.
Intermodal Briefs: Port of Long Beach, Northwest Seaport Alliance, EFL Global
The Port of Long Beach selects HDR to complete the final design for the $1.5 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. Also, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) launches Rail Cargo Incentive Program in the Pacific Northwest; and EFL Global acquires Locher Evers International (LEI).
BNSF to Open Domestic Intermodal Facility in Pacific Northwest (Updated)
BNSF is developing a new rail hub at the Port of Tacoma, Wash.,in partnership with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), “to meet increased intermodal demand in the greater Seattle region and unlock capacity,” the Class I reported on July 27.
Intermodal Briefs: Sasser, Savage/UP
Sasser Family Companies (Sasser) is acquiring Singapore-based global container lessor Falcon Lease Holdings Pte. Ltd. and its group of companies. In addition, Savage has opened Idaho’s first intermodal rail terminal.