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TOLEDO, Ohio, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CSX (NYSE: CSX), a leader in freight transportation services, joined with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and the National Gateway to celebrate today the arrival of five new ultra-efficient intermodal cranes at the Port of Toledo. The cranes are bound for the new Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio. "These cranes represent a major part of the revolution in environmentally-friendly freight transportation taking...
NEWARK, N.J., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- With rising labor costs and cultural shifts in China pushing manufacturers to look for new sourcing options, many are rediscovering Vietnam. Transportation leaders are responding with investment in the developing nation whose business managed to grow last year as others struggled. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100614/NY20565 ) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100614/NY20565 ) Vietnam's prime minister reported at last week's...
VANCOUVER and MONTREAL, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:CNI) and TSI Terminal Systems Inc. (TSI) announced today a supply chain collaboration agreement aiming to enhance service levels to their mutual customers and draw greater volumes of container traffic over Port Metro Vancouver. A MOU has been signed that will drive strong mutual focus on system efficiencies, improved communication, and close monitoring of their gateway performance. The CN-TSI pact is a companion to...
SAN DIEGO, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- APS Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of optical character recognition (OCR) and automation technology solutions for marine and intermodal terminals, announced CSX Intermodal will implement the APS Rail OCR Portal and Rail Tracking Systems at a new intermodal terminal being built within its network in North Baltimore, OH. The comprehensive rail yard automation system uses OCR technology to automatically identify container-laden rail cars as they...
SAN DIEGO, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- APS Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of optical character recognition (OCR) and automation technology solutions for marine and intermodal terminals, announced the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) will implement the APS Gate OCR Portal to automate equipment identification, traffic processing and imaging at both its marine terminals in Houston. One of the largest ports in the world, The Port of Houston handles 69.6 percent of the containerized cargo...
LONG BEACH, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ron Widdows, Group President and Chief Executive Officer of NOL, and Jon Hemingway, CEO and President of SSA Marine/ Carrix, have been selected as recipients of the 2010 Connie Awards to be presented September 30 by the Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) at a dinner marking its 50th anniversary. Each recipient is being recognized with this prestigious award for significant influence on containerization in world trade and...
QUINCY, Wash. and CHICAGO, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Rail Logistics, Columbia Colstor, LaGROU Distribution (i.e., Chicago Cold Storage) and the Port of Quincy have begun to offer a new expedited refrigerated intermodal "Cold Train" container rail and distribution service between Quincy, WA and Chicago, IL beginning this week (the week of April 5, 2010). This new 4-day, door-to-door Cold Train (http://www.icoldtrain.com) service will be available a potential of 6 days a week depending on...
SAN DIEGO, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- APS Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of optical character recognition (OCR) and automation technology solutions for marine and intermodal terminals, announced Virginia International Terminals (VIT) has implemented the APS Gate OCR Portal to automate container identification and truck license plates for improved security and throughput. VIT operates all the marine terminals within the Virginia Port Authority, and is the third largest container...
QUINCY, Wash., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 60 representatives of various food processors and produce shippers from the region attended a recent "Shippers Open House" at the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal (http://www.portofquincyintermodal.com) to learn about a new expedited intermodal rail service for Washington State produce and perishable shippers. The "Shippers Open House" was hosted by Rail Logistics (http://www.icoldtrain.com) with support from Interstate Distributor Company,...
SAN DIEGO, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- APS Technology Group, Inc., a leading provider of optical character recognition (OCR) and automation technology solutions for marine and intermodal terminals, today announced its expansion into Europe. Yilport Container Terminal and Port Operators Inc. is implementing APS container automation solutions at its facility in Gebze (near Istanbul), Turkey. Yilport provides container handling, general and liquid cargo handling, and warehouse services; and...
