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News from the intermodal freight transportation industry.

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Bloomberg | Top Story | May 29, 2018

CP Rail workers go on strike in threat to Canada freight traffic

More than 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. workers walked off the job Tuesday, threatening a wider disruption in freight traffic and setting up the first major labor test for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Canada won’t be quick to order strikers to work, Trudeau says

Bloomberg | May 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Southeastern Freight Lines Promotes Patrick Trahan to Service Center Manager in Raleigh, North Carolina

AJOT | May 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Patrick Trahan has been promoted to service center manager in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Canadian Pacific Rail Road Labour Update

AJOT | May 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

On May 26, 2018 the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference-Train & Engine (TCRC) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) issued a notice to Canadian Pacific Railway Limited advising of their respective plans to strike at 22.00 hrs Eastern Standard time on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

Brazil Farm Exports Hurt as Strike Holds Up Soybeans, Sugar

Bloomberg | May 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

CN Rail Chief Sees Capital Spending on `High Side’ Again in 2019

Bloomberg | May 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Canadian National Railway Co. will likely top C$3 billion ($2.3 billion) in capital spending for the second straight year in 2019 as it aims to speed up trains and capture rising demand for freight such as grain and crude oil, its top executive said.

Brazil farm exports suffer as strike holds up soybean shipments

Bloomberg | May 28, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

An eight-day-old strike by Brazilian truck drivers is beginning to affect global commodity markets as soybean traders delay shipments and the country’s vast sugar industry shuts down more of its processing plants.

Truckers support ELD exemption bills for small-business motor carriers

AJOT | May 25, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Trucker Strikes in Brazil Affecting Papaya Imports

AJOT | May 25, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

HLB Specialties, the largest Brazilian papaya importer into North America, is reporting a delay in shipments of Golden papayas into their U.S. and German facilities due to trucker strikes in Brazil.

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AJOT | Top Story | May 25, 2018

EIA: National average gasoline prices approach $3 per gallon heading into Memorial Day

Heading into the 2018 Memorial Day weekend, regular gasoline prices averaged $2.92 per gallon (gal) nationally on May 21, up from last year’s price of $2.40/gal before the holiday weekend.

Trucker Turmoil Lays Bare Brazil’s Distrust of Pro-Market Agenda

Bloomberg | May 25, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Strike Halted in Brazil After Agreement to Fix Fuel Prices

Bloomberg | May 24, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Brazil Strike Mires Economy as Temer Fails to Placate Truckers

Bloomberg | May 24, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Baron releases solution for Departments of Transportation

AJOT | May 24, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Intermodal volumes up 7.2% in the first quarter, the best in almost four years

AJOT | May 24, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail | Trucking

Future of Hyperloop in Missouri is highlighted during FreightWeek STL Conference

AJOT | May 24, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Molefe to cut `deep’ graft claws at South Africa’s Transnet

Bloomberg | May 24, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

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AJOT | Top Story | May 23, 2018

Tradepoint Atlantic unifies Sparrows Point with purchase of Sparrows Point Shipyard

Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,250-acre multimodal global logistics center in Baltimore, Maryland featuring an unmatched combination of access to deepwater berths, railroads, highways and storage space, today announced it has acquired the Sparrows Point Shipyard.