BNSF will invest more than $1.5 billion to build an intermodal complex in California’s High Desert, the railroad announced Saturday, saying the project will help ease congestion near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The Utah Inland Port – priority one, move truck traffic to rail
The new five-member board of the Utah Inland Port Authority met this week, in person, for the first time in two years and after changes made to the Board by Utah lawmakers.
Utah Inland Port Authority Board of Directors Meets at Utah Capitol
Press ReleaseMay 11, 2022 SALT LAKE CITY – The newly formed Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) Board of Directors met together for the first time Wednesday afternoon at the Utah State Capitol. After the new board members were sworn in by a public notary, Miles Hansen, president and CEO of World Trade Center Utah, was unanimously elected as the new …
LA-LB shipper frustration with IPI raises profile of UP-Valor partnership
Logistics provider Valor Victoria is looking to reduce port congestion in Los Angeles-Long Beach by purchasing slots on Union Pacific trains and shipping containers to inland hubs such as Salt Lake City.
Inland Port still working to improve supply chain issues
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Inland Port Authority said it was making progress in the ongoing supply chain crisis Tuesday, weeks after it announced partnerships with Union Pacific and others to expedite the shipping of containers to Utah. Hundreds of miles from the backlog of ships on the west coast, containers are piled high at RSD Container Yard Services, one of …
FMC Commissioner Bentzel’s grade on US logistics system: D-plus
The current supply chain crisis will be the subject of a series of hearings led by Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel beginning on Tuesday when the FMC will begin laying the framework. The meetings will be with industry and public partners on maritime data infrastructure. Meetings with specific port participants begin next week. In an exclusive interview, Bentzel tells American …
Blog: International Shipping and Logistics Crisis: A View from the Top
…Yesterday I attended a World Trade Center Utah (WTCU) board meeting with the who’s who of international business leaders in Utah. Though it is remarkable to have so many leaders engaged in this way, it is also par for the course in Utah. But the keynote speaker at yesterday’s meeting illustrates Utah at its best. U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) …
Freight trains could help decongest the Port of Long Beach
With shipping delays worsening and cargo still piling up at Los Angeles County ports, officials are starting to use freight trains to ease the problem. The Port of Long Beach, the Utah Inland Port Authority and Union Pacific Railroad announced a new partnership aimed at rapidly transporting cargo from terminals in Long Beach to Salt Lake City for further distribution …
POLB, UIPA and Union Pacific announce bold initiative
The Port of Long Beach (POLB), the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA), and Union Pacific Railroad announced a bold initiative that brings rapid relief from existing port congestion by optimizing rail deliveries between California and Utah. In a joint statement, Executive Directors Mario Cordero of the Port of Long Beach and Jack Hedge of the Utah Inland Port Authority said …
Long Beach port sending containers to Utah by train to ease congestion
SALT LAKE CITY — Officials with the Port of Long Beach, Utah Inland Port Authority and Union Pacific have announced a partnership to begin shipping containers to Salt Lake City by train to ease congestion at the West Coast port…
Union Pacific steps up efforts to ease West Coast port congestion
Union Pacific ramped up efforts to alleviate congestion at the Port of Long Beach, announcing this week it’s rolling out new incentives for weekend container drop-offs and adding capacity as needed to support the West Coast port’s move to encourage shippers to move cargo via rail instead of truck. Union Pacific also said it will add capacity “as needed” to …
Long Beach in tie-up with inland port and rail operator to move boxes faster
The port of Long Beach is still in crisis mode: yesterday, there were 74 containerships anchored in San Pedro Bay waiting for berth space at LB or Los Angeles, down from a high of 80 last weekend. According to the LB port authority, this pile-up translates into more than half a million containers on the water – and there close …
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