Norfolk Southern Plans to Stop Intermodal Service from Charleston and Savannah
In mid-March, an intermodal service from Norfolk Southern will be stopped. This service involves the ports of Charleston and Savannah to destinations of Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville.
Insignificant success is the reason for these intermodal services being eliminated.
“We’ve had a product [in Savannah and Charleston] that has not been successful… business to these cities can be served by other ports,” NS Vice President of Automotive and Intermodal, Shawn Tureman said.
Data analysis from the JOC shows just under 1,000 import containers were moved from Charleston and Savannah to Chicago and Cincinnati last year. Additionally, around 2,500-3,000 import containers went from Charleston and Savannah to Louisville last year.
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending February 17th, 2024:
- U.S. weekly traffic was 474,226 carloads and intermodal units – up 3.7 percent from the same period last year, per AAR data.
- U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 253,697 containers and trailers – up 7.9 percent.
- Miscellaneous carloads, chemicals, and motor vehicles and parts all saw increases. While coal, non-metallic minerals, and petroleum and petroleum products all saw decreases.
- Rail volume in North American for the first seven weeks of this year was 4,443,897 carloads and intermodal units – down 0.2 percent.
You can check out other rail news from previous weeks, here.
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