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Conference Board of Canada: Infrastructure Study
Canadian exports bound for Europe and Asia are increasing. A new report by the Conference Board of Canada, out Thursday, explores whether or not Canada’s rail-to-marine networks will be able to accommodate forecasted growth in freight rail volumes through 2025. Volumes of Canadian exports bound for Europe and Asia will increase pressure on Canada’s rail…
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Railcar Loadings, Canada and US
The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 27.5 million tonnes in January, up 3.7 per cent from the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada Wednesday. Freight originating in Canada increased 6.4 per cent to 25.0 million tonnes. Canada Railcar Loadings: January 2016 For the second consecutive month, the tonnage of coal,…
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Railcar Loadings, Canada and US
The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 27.5 million tonnes in January, up 3.7 per cent from the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada Wednesday. Freight originating in Canada increased 6.4 per cent to 25.0 million tonnes. Canada Railcar Loadings: January 2016 For the second consecutive month, the tonnage of coal,…
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North America Transportation Volumes Update
The Association of American Railroads Wednesday reported US rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 13, 2016. For that week, total US weekly rail traffic was 505,148 carloads and intermodal units, down 3.8 per cent compared with the same week last year. US Rail Car Loadings Total carloads for the week ending Feb. 13 were…
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Los Angeles Port Traffic: November 2015
Strong cargo volume continued at the Port of Long Beach in November with 6.6 per cent growth in container trade over the same month last year. It was the fifth straight month of increases and enough cargo to rack up the second-busiest November in the Port’s 104-year history. Upcoming post-holiday sales planned by retailers across…
