Meanwhile, Ed DeNike, president of SSA Containers, says truckers picking up import boxes at the Oakland International Container Terminal will need an appointment.

“Infrastructure constraints are one of the major things holding back Africa and this standard-gauge railway will make a big difference,” according to Mark Bohlund, an Africa and Middle East economist with Bloomberg Intelligence.

Canadian Pacific CEO E. Hunter Harrison and activist investor Bill Ackman didn’t expect so much pushback regarding CP’s proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern, but arguably they should have been better prepared, according to Bloomberg’s Brooke Sutherland.

The status of BNSF Railway’s Southern California International Gateway project, a proposed intermodal rail facility near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is “uncertain” following a recent court ruling, the company said.

The Dubai-based terminal operator will charge $245 Canadian for boxes arriving at the West Coast ports by truck or rail without verified gross mass data after the new International Maritime Organization rule goes into effect July 1.

The governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico are increasingly alarmed by the deteriorating conditions of their domestic steel industries due the overcapacity of steelmaking in the global market.

The Overland Park, Kan-based less-than-truckload provider introduced its new “Accelerated” service, allowing shipments to reach their destinations one to two days quicker than standard transit times.

The software provider’s freight sourcing solution is designed to give shippers and 3PLs a single platform for sourcing across modes and integrates with the company’s flagship TMS.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has appointed 11 industry representatives to the agency’s joined the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness.

Melbourne International RoRo & Automotive Terminal (MIRRAT), a subsidiary of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Terminal Holdings, has opened its new auto-handling terminal at Australia’s Port of Melbourne.