• June 06, 2014
• Class I

Ports strike threat spurs retail import surge

U.S. rail intermodal volume likely is benefitting from a surge in import volume through U.S. West Coast ports as a labor contract nears expiration, according to a report released Friday, June 6, 2014, by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.

• December 05, 2012
• Class I

Port LA/Long Beach strike ends, easing intermodal crunch

Striking workers were set to return to work Wednesday at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, after an eight-day job action which severely affected up to 40% of the nation’s import goods flow.