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Pacific Harbor Line and BLET sign new agreement
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. (PHL) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have signed a new five-year labor agreement. The contract, effective September 20, governs rates of pay, benefits and work rules for 150 of PHL’s 189 employees. In a joint announcement, PHL-BLET said, “The new…
Read MoreMega ship CMA CGM Brazil arrives at PANYNJ
(Source: Progressive Railroading 09/15/2020) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) officials announced yesterday that the CMA CGM Brazil, the largest vessel to call on a U.S. East Coast port, arrived at APM Terminals at the Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal on Sept. 12. The 167-foot container ship has a capacity of 15,072 20-foot…
Read MoreBNSF names first female CEO of a major U.S. railroad
(Source: Reuters, September 14, 2020) NEW YORK — BNSF, the railroad unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., on Monday named Kathryn Farmer as its new chief executive officer, making her the first female CEO of a major U.S. railroad. Full story: Reuters Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Read MoreNTSB releases preliminary report on July UP derailment in Tempe, Ariz.
(Source: www.azfamily.com, September 10, 2020) PHOENIX, Ariz. — The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released its preliminary report on the train derailment that took out a portion of the Salt River Bridge in Tempe on July 29. According to the report, no criminal activity was found by the FBI. The agency also determined that…
Read MoreReport: Shippers using U.S. West Coast ports can’t book rail on BNSF, UP
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, September 11, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Northern California logistics consultant was unable to book containers on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) or Union Pacific (UP) railroads for the first week of September going to and from U.S. West Coast ports and Midwest destinations. Full story: www.ajot.com Monday, September 14,…
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