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06
Mar
Shippers, truckers hit chassis roadblock in Memphis
A coalition including shippers attempting to solve chassis problems in Memphis, Tennessee, has encountered an obstacle in its effort to launch an interoperable grey pool.
Two chassis providers — TRAC Intermodal and DirectChassis Link, Inc. (DCLI) — killed a proposed solution agreed upon by an association of ocean carriers and coalition of beneficial cargo owners (BCOs), truckers, and Class I railroads. TRAC and DCLI contend the interoperable pool isn’t the answer, at least not right now. Flexi-Van Leasing supported the initiative. (more…)
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28
Feb
Ag shippers seek funding action for stressed out transportation system
At seemingly every turn in the supply chain, agribusiness shippers say they are feeling the hurt caused by rail and truck equipment shortages, burdensome ocean carrier fees, and overall freight congestion that they claim a strong federal freight funding package will help alleviate. (more…)
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15
Feb
Port Charleston looks to containers on barges as congestions grips Lowcountry highways.
The Port of Charleston wants to put freight that comes in on the water, well, back on the water with a container-on-barge service, which is expected to be online as early as 2022. The project, which could cost up to $100 million, would only take about one in five containers now being (more…)
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15
Feb
IANA Elects 2019 Board of Directors and Officers
On January 1, 2019, the Intermodal Association of North America installed its 2019 Board of Directors and Officers, including two new members. Kevin Lhotak was elected Chairman of the Board.
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15
Feb
IMC Help ‘Move the Needle’ on Piece of Supply Chain
It takes time to reinvent the wheels that move boxloads of imported goods that stock the shelves of retailers like Walmart and Target. If it weren’t for wheeled intermodal chassis, those shipping containers couldn’t move from rail yards to distribution centers, which makes them (more…)
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15
Feb
2019 Journal of Commerce Executive Commentary
IMC Chairman, Mark H. George was featured in the 2019 Journal of Commerce Executive Commentary, Taking the Helm. (more…)
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17
Jan
U of M repurposes former library into first phase of research park
Located in the city’s first library branch – the former Cossitt Library on Highland Street – the first phase of the University of Memphis’ research park blends the historic with the innovative. The boardroom table belonged to former university president […]
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06
Nov
Money can’t solve US landside bottlenecks in container shipping
More money for infrastructure, additional assets, and higher freight rates won’t solve the freight bottlenecks plaguing US ocean shipping and distribution; only a focus on the freight-handling inefficiencies that case these problems will.
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25
Oct
Trade Nexus: Inland potential expands in Memphis
The efficacy of inland ports is supported by the number being opened by deep-water ports. Driven by the need to optimize terminal efficiency, seaports are eager to mitigate the threat of on-port congestion by transferring boxes as quickly as possible […]
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28
Sep
IMC Companies relies on DT Research purpose-built rugged tablets for transportation system management in the field
DT Research, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, today announced that IMC Companies, a nationwide leader in intermodal logistics and the largest marine drayage provider in the U.S., relies on DT301T rugged tablets […]
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