The Brazos Rail Yard in Robertson County, Texas will have the capacity to switch up to 1,300 rail cars per day, making it one of the highest capacity yards in Union Pacific’s network.
Commerce to issue no-shipment inquiry to CBP regarding Taiwanese solar product imports
The U.S. Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that 14 companies undergoing an antidumping duty administrative review on solar products from Taiwan had no shipments during the period of review, from Feb. 1, 2016 through Jan. 31, 2017.
Commerce zeroes out AD duties on glycine from China for one company
The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday amended the dumping margin assigned to Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co. Ltd.
OOCL grows volumes 3.6% in 2017
The growth in container transport volumes helped Orient Overseas Container Line increase its liner revenues 15.4 percent compared with the previous year, according to the Hong Kong-based ocean carrier’s most recent unaudited operational update.
Lilly + Associates opens new Florida distribution center
The international freight forwarder opened a 180,000-square-foot distribution center in Medley, Fla. to primarily handle high valued electronics, cell phones, computers, liquor and duty-free travel retail.
Winter storms, lack of equipment cause rail delays at East Coast ports
The Port of New York and New Jersey is experiencing crippling delays at its ExpressRail terminals as winter storms in the Midwest prevented necessary rail equipment from reaching East Coast ports on time.
OFAC sanctions additional North Korean shipowners
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has added five more North Korean shipping companies and their vessels to its growing sanctions list.
Port of Nansha ups capacity 10.5% in 2017
The southern Chinese port handled 13.9 million TEUs in 2017, and saw an especially sharp increase in container volumes on the North American trade during the year.
Executive Moves: CMA CGM, Port of Stockton and Intermarine
CMA CGM hires group senior vice president of IT and transformations, while Port of Stockton elects new chair and vice-chair for 2018, and Intermarine names Mexico country manager.
CSX mulls yearly medical exams for CEOs following Harrison’s death
The board of directors of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Class I railroad CSX will vote Feb. 7 on a resolution that would require its chief executive to receive annual physical examinations, according to shareholder John Fishwick, who proposed the measure.