The combination of record September import levels, strike diversions and continued Red Sea disruptions has resulted in congestion and extended dwell times of up to an average of 9.25 days at Los Angeles and Long Beach, the highest since 14.2 days in October 2022. With only...
The New South Wales Government has announced a Regional Network East/West Uplift (RNEW) program which is a 10-year investment pipeline that aims to develop improved regional rail for both freight and passengers. A key element of this program is the improvement of the Country Regional Network...
Rail container dwell times across the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Seattle and Tacoma are approximately double what they were earlier this year, creating concern that these dwells may extend further as peak season commences and intersects with the looming threat of ILA industrial...
The New South Wales Government has confirmed that construction will commence in late 2024 on the Illabo to Stockinbingal section of the Inland Rail project. This project will stretch over 1600 kilometres, connecting Melbourne to Brisbane with a freight rail line via regional Victoria, New...
The Inland Rail project, which is a 1600km freight rail line connecting Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, is currently underway, with completion due by 2027. Consisting of 12 sections, Inland Rail involves a combination of upgrades and improvements with the...
With stalled industrial negotiations between Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas (CPKC) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and ongoing delays of both strike action and government intervention, this ongoing uncertainty has pervaded both the negotiations and reliability of the rail logistics...
Terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are working to resolve the backlog of rail containers that is a result of strong import demand over the past few months. US imports from Asia were 39.6% higher over January and February compared to...
A surge in imports, compounded by a shortage of available rail cars, has seen the Port of Vancouver hit with rail container backlogs. Whilst import-laden containers declined by 12.7% last year, they increased by 22.3% in January and February, creating congestion and increasing dwell times....
Whilst contract negotiations are well underway with eight of the 12 unions reaching approved contracts, four unions representing 60,000 rail workers have voted down the tentative agreement that had been negotiated in September with the participation of a White House appointed mediation panel. This move exponentially increases...
The recent passing of the Port of Newcastle (Extinguishment of Liability) Bill 2022 in NSW Parliament, which lifts the cap on container throughput, has brought a Newcastle-based container terminal to fruition. This recent bill aims to undo a 2013 deal that capped the number of containers...