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An unnamed OmniTRAX affiliate is purchasing of the Heart of Texas Railroad, which operates 68 miles of track, running west from Lometa, Texas, where it interchanges with BNSF to Brady, Texas.

The intermodal third-party logistics service provider, itself a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway-owned Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, launched BNSF Railway Servicios de Logistica based in Monterrey, Mexico.

The third-party logistics provider said it will triple the office space for its fast-growing freight brokerage operations in downtown Reno, Nev.

Commerce Deputy Undersecretary for International Trade Ken Hyatt will lead eight U.S. renewable energy companies on a trade mission to Mexico City May 16-19.

The Port of Cleveland has commissioned two new mobile harbor cranes for use in its now two-year-old Cleveland-Europe Express service, attracting new shippers like Lubrizol Corp.

Nearly three-quarters of businesses are lacking a formal supply chain business model centered around collaboration with outside enterprises, according to a white paper commissioned by DHL.

The supply chain software provider announced three visibility tie-ups to its transportation management system this week, with an eye on creating more real-time data value to marry to its robust optimization capabilities.

Tosca, a provider of reusable packaging for perishables, will use Transplace’s managed transportation services to leverage greater buying power and access to capacity.

The United States saw total steel exports fall 13.5 percent year-over-year in March, and some analysts are forecasting zero or even negative growth in steel exports to Canada during the second quarter, the American Institute for International Steel said.