ACC, the Association of American Railroads (AAR; Washington), and other groups joined together recently to file a petition asking the Department of Transportation (DOT) to authorize... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/13772.html
Consumers United for Rail Equity (Cure; Washington), a coalition of freight rail shipper groups including chemical and ethanol producers, are calling on Congress to pass railroad... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/13809.html
Borouge (Abu Dhabi), a petrochemicals joint venture in which Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. holds 60% and Borealis 40%, says it has awarded a $220-million service contract to Agility (Abu... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/13523.html
The upper Mississippi River flood zone continues to cause shipment delays and force some carriers to declare force majeure or embargo traffic. Railroads and barge operators say that... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/12737.html
The upper Mississippi River flood zone, created by storms and severe weather that started in May, continues to cause shipment delays and force some carriers to declare force... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/12657.html
Rail shipper group Consumers United for Rail Equity (Cure; Washington) says it has asked the Senate to reject the Bush Administration’s recent nomination of Husein Cumber as a... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/12213.html
The European Commission says it has closed an investigation into alleged antitrust activities in the market for shipping bulk liquid chemicals on deepsea routes. The commission will... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11856.html
Supply of hydrochloric acid (HCl) in Europe is expected to increase by more than 330,000 m.t. between 2007 and 2010, according to a recently released report by consulting firm Harriman... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11772.html
Rail shippers urged lawmakers last week to pass legislation that would increase competition in the rail sector and government oversight of railroad practices. “Rail customers... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11586.html
Rail shippers stressed a critical need to retain railroads’ legal obligation to carry chlorine and other hazardous materials, at a Surface Transportation Board (STB; Washington)... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11602.html
Major railroads, rail shippers, several U.S. state governments and lawmakers, and other interested parties are lining up to testify at the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11543.html
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued its long-awaited interim final rule calling for railroads carrying chlorine, anhydrous ammonia, and other poison by inhalation (PIH)... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11448.html
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA; Washington) has introduced its long-awaited proposal to improve the “crashworthiness protection” of tank cars carrying poison by... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11230.html
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA; Washington) has introduced its long-awaited proposal to improve the integrity of tank cars carrying poison by inhalation (PIH) materials, a... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11026.html
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has sued five major U.S. railroads charging them with fixing fuel surcharges. The suit alleges that the defendants—BNSF, CSX Transportation, Kansas... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/11112.html
U.S. rail shippers met with lawmakers last week to support legislation that would overhaul the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB), which is charged with overseeing railroad... http://www.chemweek.com/services/transportation/10925.html
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