Containers

Rail carloads, at 209,142, were off 4.5% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 241,000 units, increased 7.6% annually.

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Rail carloads, at 866,865, were down 3.5%, or 31,101 carloads, annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,022,321 units, rose 11.7%, or 106,903 units, annually.

Rail carloads, at 219,586, fell 0.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 255,010, saw a 13.8% annual increase.

Rail carloads, at 219,586, fell 0.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 255,010, saw a 13.8% annual increase.

Total February volume, at 1,431,368 units, was up 14.6% annually, well ahead of the previous three months of gains, for November, December, and January, at 3.8%, 6.4%, and 5.5%, respectively.   

Rail carloads, at 214,585, fell 3.7% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 258,077, saw a 13.5% annual gain.

Rail carloads, at 885,548, fell 1.3%, or 11,410 carloads, annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 1,040,312 containers and trailers, rose 10.9% annually.

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Rail carloads, at 224,251, increased 2.6% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 259,405, saw a 12.6% annual gain.

Global container liner members of the OCEAN Alliance recently announced they have signed documents to extend their agreement for five years, running through March 21, 2032. The OCEAN Alliance, which is comprised of CMA CGM, COSCO SHIPPING, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), and Evergreen, was established in April 2017.

Total January volume, at 1,390,450 units, rose 5.5% annually, trailing December’s 6.4% annual gain and topping November’s 3.8% annual gain. This three-month stretch of annual monthly gains was preceded by a series of slimming sequential, annual declines, with October down 0.4% and 4.0%, 7.5% and 9.8% annual declines, in September, August and July, respectively.

J.B. Hunt Transport signed a multiyear deal with global retail giant Walmart, with a key component of the deal being its acquisition of Walmart’s intermodal assets, including its operational intermodal container and chassis fleets.  

Rail carloads, at 220,362, were down 2.5% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 264,478 units, increased 11.1%.