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Eastern Railroad Discussion > COFC business has changedDate: 09/13/20 16:25 COFC business has changed Author: Lackawanna484 The huge container ship CGM Brazil arrived in Port Newark / Elizabeth NJ this week.
15,000 TEU, two day stay, arrived with furniture, toys, clothing. The ship originated in Colombo, Sri Lanka and transited the Suez Canal. Calls at Halifax, Newark, and Norfolk. Larger ships, originating ports in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, calling on East coast ports. Good for NS and CSX. https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/09/massive-container-ship-bigger-than-a-football-field-sets-record-under-bayonne-bridge.html Posted from Android Date: 09/13/20 17:19 Re: COFC business has changed Author: Mojacket Yes, the West Coast ports are packed.
https://ajot.com/insights/full/ai-consultant-says-shippers-using-u.s-west-coast-ports-cant-book-rail-on-bnsf-and-up Date: 09/13/20 17:33 Re: COFC business has changed Author: goneon66 that's interesting. to me at least, it seems slow out here on bnsf's seligman sub for this time of the year............
66 Date: 09/14/20 09:04 Re: COFC business has changed Author: NYSWSD70M goneon66 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > that's interesting. to me at least, it seems > slow out here on bnsf's seligman sub for this time > of the year............ > > 66 > > My brother in Clovis, NM said the same thing to me last night. Posted from Android Date: 09/14/20 09:08 Re: COFC business has changed Author: goneon66 i hope business INCREASES soon so a LOT of rails can get called back to work............
66 Date: 09/14/20 09:08 Re: COFC business has changed Author: NYSWSD70M Lackawanna484 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The huge container ship CGM Brazil arrived in Port > Newark / Elizabeth NJ this week. > > > 15,000 TEU, two day stay, arrived with furniture, > toys, clothing. The ship originated in Colombo, > Sri Lanka and transited the Suez Canal. Calls at > Halifax, Newark, and Norfolk. > > Larger ships, originating ports in Sri Lanka, > India, Bangladesh, calling on East coast ports. > Good for NS and CSX. > > https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/09/massive-containe > r-ship-bigger-than-a-football-field-sets-record-un > der-bayonne-bridge.html > > Posted from Android Good when the destination is the midwest. If it is a metro delivery, rail is not a factor. Date: 09/14/20 13:58 Re: COFC business has changed Author: green vacations are over. furloughs should be coming in the next couple weeks
Date: 09/16/20 05:53 Re: COFC business has changed Author: RGTower FedEx, JB Hunt, and Old Dominion are booming right now.
Date: 09/16/20 06:12 Re: COFC business has changed Author: Lackawanna484 RGTower Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > FedEx, JB Hunt, and Old Dominion are booming right > now. Yes. FedEx announced blow out the door earnings and shipping totals this week. Date: 09/16/20 06:41 Re: COFC business has changed Author: goneon66 i have seen a few intermodal trains with long cuts of fed/ex trailers on them lately out here on the bnsf's seligman sub.............
66 Date: 09/20/20 18:57 Re: COFC business has changed Author: Lackawanna484 The Wall Street Journal has appended an update / correction to the article. The Port of New York / New Jersey has now exceeded the Port of Long Beach in inbound containers, but remains behind iLB in total containers. Total containers includes outbound boxes. That might explain the apparent rise in westbound empty boxes seen on the Fort Madison camera, etc
https://www.wsj.com/articles/east-coast-ports-get-more-shipping-volumes-as-trade-routes-change-11600289041?mod=hp_minor_pos15 |