Ports & Rail
Port of Los Angeles posts busiest month in its history as imports climb
The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 twenty-foot equivalent units in September, the most in any month in the port's 118-year history.
Vincent Thomas Bridge set to close for 16 months: What port truckers need to know
Caltrans says the State Route 47 span closes at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 for a deck replacement. The Port of Los Angeles says about 8% of port drayage traffic uses the bridge.
Schneider moves its main eastern intermodal business to Norfolk Southern
The carrier brings about 26,800 containers and 23,900 chassis to NS's 22-state network, where intermodal volume rose 3% in the third quarter.
MARAD awards $498 million to 35 port projects in 19 states
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants range from a $698,750 timber pier in Maine to $50.6 million for a new dock in Whittier, Alaska.
Canadian rail freight rises 8% in August as grain loads surge
Railways moved 32.8 million tonnes, led by wheat and canola, while iron ore, coal and potash fell again. U.S.-origin traffic was up 14.6%.
US rail intermodal up 12.6% as North American rail traffic climbs 7.2%
The Association of American Railroads' figures for the week ending Oct. 17 show strong container and trailer volumes in the U.S. and Mexico, while Canadian intermodal slipped slightly.
Port of Los Angeles handles 960,464 TEUs in second-busiest July on record
The port said on Aug. 18, 2026, that July volume trailed 2025's record but ran 7.5% above the five-year average for the month.
STB accepts revised Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application but pauses review
The Surface Transportation Board's decision, effective May 28, 2026, took up the railroads' second filing while ordering more information by July 27.
US port fees on China-linked ships take effect
Section 301 fees on vessels owned, operated or built in China, and on foreign-built vehicle carriers, began Oct. 14, 2025.
Port of LA posts strong April, warns tariffs will slow trade
The Port of Los Angeles said on May 19, 2025, that April volume rose 9.4% as importers rushed cargo in ahead of tariffs, and that it expected trade to soften.
ILA ends East and Gulf Coast port strike after three days
Dockworkers and port employers reached a tentative wage deal in October 2024 and extended their master contract to Jan. 15, 2025.
Key Bridge collapse shuts Port of Baltimore to ship traffic
A containership struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, cutting ocean access to the nation's largest roll-on/roll-off port and forcing truck detours.
West Coast dockworkers, employers reach tentative six-year contract
The ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association reached a tentative deal in June 2023 covering workers at all 29 U.S. West Coast ports after more than a year of talks.
STB approves CP-KCS merger, creating first single-line US-Mexico-Canada railroad
Federal regulators approved Canadian Pacific's acquisition of Kansas City Southern in March 2023, with conditions and a seven-year oversight period.
Railroads and unions reach tentative deal hours before national strike deadline
After 20 straight hours of talks at the Labor Department in September 2022, freight railroads and unions reached a tentative agreement that averted a nationwide rail strike.
Trucker protests over California's AB5 law shut Port of Oakland terminals
Independent truck drivers protesting the state's gig worker law blocked gates at the Port of Oakland in July 2022, halting truck traffic for several days.
British Columbia floods cut all rail links to Port of Vancouver
Washouts and mudslides in November 2021 halted CN and CP rail service into Canada's largest port and closed most highways out of Vancouver.
Ship queue off Los Angeles and Long Beach grows as container dwell times peak
In September 2021, container ships waited a record nine days on average for a berth in Los Angeles, while boxes sat longer at terminals and on rail and street legs.
Surface Transportation Board rejects CN's voting trust for Kansas City Southern
The STB's unanimous August 2021 decision blocked a key step in Canadian National's bid for KCS and reopened the contest with Canadian Pacific.
Canadian Pacific agrees to buy Kansas City Southern to link Canada, US and Mexico by rail
The March 2021 deal valued Kansas City Southern at about $29 billion including debt and aimed to create the first single railroad spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.