Status of the railroad – a message from Union Pacific’s Kenny Rocker Status of the Railroad – A Message from Kenny Rocker, EVP, Marketing & Sales Announcement Number: … Union Pacific Apr 1, 2026• 0 Comments• Share
The STB decision keeps the UP-NS mega-merger alive, but barely breathing Read More »
PRESS RELEASE 28 May 2026 STB Accepts UP-NS Merger Application for Consideration; Requires Supplemental Information and Holds Proceedings in Abeyance The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) today announced a unanimous decision accepting for consideration the revised major merger application filed by Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) (together, Applicants), along with a related
Published by Jody Dodgson, Editorial Assistant Global Mining Review, Thursday, 28 May 2026 15:00 Advertisement Canadian company ARLYX Technologies Inc. introduces the first complete, fully electric autonomous solution purpose-built for material handling in underground mines. Developed over two years in Quebec and tested under
28/05/2026 Evergreen Marine Corporation’s management said at a shareholders’ meeting yesterday that the Taiwanese mainline operator expects fuel costs to be higher in Q2 than in Q1, as oil prices see-saw amid the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz. GM Wu Kuang Hui said that Evergreen has signed term supply contracts with bunker suppliers
Evergreen braces customers for Hormuz-induced price spike Read More »
The Premier Alliance is set to drop two weekly calls at the Spanish transhipment hub of Algeciras on its Asia-North Europe services as part of its continuing network restructuring. Lead Premier Alliance partner ONE said the changes to the FE1 and FE3 services would result in “providing direct access to Le Havre from South-east Asia”,
Premier Alliance to drop Algeciras calls in Asia-N Europe restructure Read More »
Atlas Air Worldwide’s acquisition of a 49% stake in Icelandic ACMI operator Air Atlanta comes as private equity owner Apollo Global Management continues to evaluate strategic options for the US cargo airline, including a potential future sale. Reports emerged last year that Apollo was exploring alternatives for Atlas, which it took private in 2023, amid
Atlas expands its global ACMI footprint with Air Atlanta stake Read More »
Container capacity on the trades between India and China is seeing a rapid increase in response to strong green shoots of demand growth. And Ningbo Ocean Shipping (NOS) is the newest participant in the booming market. The carrier has debuted through a slot deal on vessels operated by Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, which has significantly expanded
Capacity boost as box trade grows between India and China Read More »
Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, co-CEO of the Nearshore Company, emphasises the importance of alignment between the US and Mexico for mineral security. The first official USMCA negotiating round opens the final week of May in Mexico City, and critical minerals are at the centre of the agenda. Both the US and Mexico have indicated in no
Why critical minerals alignment is key for the USMCA – and for manufacturers Read More »
Six of the nine Republican attorneys general that objected to the looming Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern tie-up remain unconvinced, claiming the railroads’ resubmitted merger filing is still “incomplete”. After their November warning that the merger threatened the “America First” agenda, AGs from Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota said they saw nothing in
US state legal chiefs in late bid to steer UP-NS rail merger into the buffers Read More »
“Do you know what FIATA really stands for?” asked one forwarder, years ago – “Fuck IATA”. In the decade and a half that The Loadstar has covered the ins and outs of IATA, its members, its love of cash, and its relationship with air cargo customers, that answer has often seemed justified. IATA – often compared
IATA vs FIATA (again): the battle for control of air cargo Read More »