Railroads fear losing out to trucks if California gets its way
Major freight railroads and their short-line counterparts raised red flags on Capitol Hill about supply chain consequences of a California regulation aimed at cutting air pollution from locomotives.
If the California Air Resources Board is successful in securing approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation, adopted by the state last year, would require all locomotives manufactured after 2035 that travel though the state of California be zero-emission …
The Port of Baltimore is reopened from the bridge collapse. How much cargo will return?
The Port of Baltimore leader’s reply revealed perhaps the single biggest fear in his and many Marylanders’ minds in the wake of the tragedy: Permanent diversions to other ports could escalate the deadly disaster into a threat to the long-term viability of the state’s main economic engine.
Six construction workers were killed when the cargo ship Dali lost power and hit the bridge on March 26. The bridge collapse cut off vessel access to the port, forcing cargo diversions to Virginia, Georgia and elsewhere.
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Port of Los Angeles imports fell 4.5% in May, exportss rose 23.8%
Imports at the Port of Los Angeles remained above the pre-pandemic peak in the first five months of 2024 despite ticking down in May compared to a year before.
“Cargo is down a little bit only because we had super big numbers a year ago,” Port of LA Executive Director Gene Seroka said at a press conference on June 12.
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