Jan 312012

Domestic intermodal shipments post strong year-over-year growth

Posted By: Tom Sanderson
Date Posted:  Tuesday, January 31, 2012  2:30 PM

IANA, the Intermodal Association of North America, reported continued strength in domestic intermodal shipments in December. While down from November, shipments in domestic boxes are well above the same period in 2010 and just off the highpoint for 2011. Shipments moving in international containers rose slightly in December and remain very close to 2010 volumes. There was no significant fall peak shipping season but the strength of domestic intermodal is encouraging.

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Jan 162012

Stephens reports strong intermodal growth in 2011

Posted By: Tom Sanderson
Date Posted:  Monday, January 16, 2012  1:56 PM

Stephens reported that intermodal growth exceeded trucking volume growth and rail carload growth in 2011. In addition, domestic intermodal growth was significantly stronger than international intermodal freight. Stephens is very bullish on 2012 for intermodal, because of TL capacity shortages, high fuel prices, an adequate supply of intermodal containers, and the investment eastern railroads have made in expanding double-stack capabilities. I agree that 2012 will see significant growth in intermodal volumes particularly east of the Rockies.

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Jan 032012

Domestic intermodal volume remains strong

Posted By: Tom Sanderson
Date Posted:  Tuesday, January 03, 2012  1:57 PM

IANA, the Intermodal Association of North America, reported continued strength in domestic intermodal shipments in November. Shipments in domestic boxes are well above the same period in 2010 and just off the highpoint for 2011. Shipments moving in international containers fell off in November and remain very close to 2010 volumes. There was no significant fall peak shipping season but the strength of domestic intermodal is encouraging.

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Nov 112011

Domestic intermodal volume remains strong

Posted By: Tom Sanderson
Date Posted:  Friday, November 11, 2011  9:21 AM

IANA, the Intermodal Association of North America, reported continued strength in domestic intermodal shipments in September. Shipments in domestic boxes are well above the same period in 2010 and match the highpoint for 2011. Shipments moving in international containers fell off in September and remain below 2010 volumes. It is now clear we will not have a fall peak shipping season with tight capacity on the west coast.

 

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Sep 142011

Intermodal volume surges in August

Posted By: Tom Sanderson
Date Posted:  Wednesday, September 14, 2011  3:44 PM

IANA, the Intermodal Association of North America, reported strong growth in domestic intermodal shipments in August. Shipments in domestic boxes are well above the same period in 2010 and match the highpoint for 2011. Shipments moving in international containers also showed strong growth in August, nearly matching the total from August 2010 after dropping behind in July. Shipments in ISO containers set a new high for 2011. Halfway through September it remains unclear whether we will have a fall peak shipping season with tight capacity, or if economic challenges will result in readily available capacity.

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