Chemicals sector rail traffic in North America rose 15.4% in the week ended January 30, to 46,085 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. traffic was up...
Chemical railcar loadings last year were down 9.6% from 2008 levels and were off 12.2% from 2007, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR; Washington). But that slack did not necessarily translate into lower rates as it did with truck and water shipments, industry sources say....
Chemical sector rail traffic in North America rose again last week, by 14.2% to 43,089 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. traffic was up 13%, to...
Acron (Velikii Novgorod, Russia), a leading Russian fertilizer producer, has acquired full ownership of AS DBT, a fertilizer terminal located at the Muuga port in Estonia. Acron raised its...
By Harpal Singh, CEO of Supply Chain Consultants The cost required to distribute bulk products such as petroleum, chemicals, and gases is a substantial part of the total cost of manufacturing and distributing these products to customers. Our experience is...
North American chemicals sector rail traffic rose 16.9% during the week ended January 2, to 39,742 cars, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). U.S. traffic was up 19.5%, to...
North American chemicals sector rail traffic rose 22.2% last week, to 34,311 cars, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) says. U.S. traffic rose 18.7%, to 21,694...
Legal action filed by rail shippers against four major carriers seeks compensation for an alleged conspiracy by the railroads to inflate fuel surcharges. The lawsuit, if successful, would help chemical firms recoup millions of dollars in shipping costs...
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