Intermodal In The News

April, 2025 11

Journal of Commerce

Congress makes fresh attempt to target cargo theft in US

A bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers has introduced legislation to combat incidents of theft from truck trailers and shipping containers that have exploded in frequency and sophistication in the last three years. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (CORCA), sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Io

April, 2025 07

Transport Topics

Xi Declares China Ready to Fight Trump’s Trade Tariffs

President Xi Jinping’s decision to quickly retaliate against Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent the world a clear message: If the U.S. wants a trade war, China is ready to fight. After weeks of responding with only targeted measures and calling for dialogue, China signaled a tougher approach on April 4 by answ

April, 2025 01

Trains.com

Intermodal likely to face volume headwinds due to economic uncertainty, analyst says

The only thing that’s certain these days, intermodal analyst Larry Gross says, is uncertainty. And that makes it difficult to whip up an accurate short-term intermodal forecast, he told an Intermodal Association of North America webcast today. But Gross says that gathering economic storm clouds — new tariffs,

March, 2025 20

Freightwaves

Chassis manufacturers look to navigate supply chain, trade changes ahead

After a year of recovery and stabilization, manufacturers of intermodal chassis, like the rest of the global supply chain, are maneuvering through market changes wrought by geopolitical, economic and business factors in 2025.

March, 2025 07

Transport Topics

Cross-border truck and rail get a reprieve

LAS VEGAS — After many years of development work, autonomous trucks are now on the cusp of commercial driverless operations on highways, in logistics yards and on private sites.

February, 2025 27

Journal of Commerce

MSC pulls megaships from Asia-North Europe network: Alphaliner

Mediterranean Shipping Co. is planning to switch all of its 19,200-TEU to 24,300-TEU “megamax” ships from the Asia-North Europe trade lane to the Asia-Mediterranean and Asia-West Africa corridors, according to Alphaliner. While the world’s largest container line adjusts its global network to support life as a