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Oregon’s Coos Bay Rail Link, shown here in green, connects Coos Bay to Eugene's rail access and Interstate 5. Current discussions around coal exports are playing into the future of the rail link. After four years on hiatus, what’s now termed the Coos Bay Rail Link reopened for business last fall, and even at [...]  In this April 27, 2010 file photo, an aerial truck pumps water to the grain silos to prevent a secondary explosion at the ConAgra-owned grain plant in Chester, Ill. On Friday, June 1, 2012, a federal jury in East St. Louis, Ill., sided against ConAgra Foods Inc. and a contractor in awarding $180.8 million [...] ITF president and Maritime Union of Australia national secretary Paddy Crumlin recently welcomed the passing of bills that secure the future of Australian shipping. The Australian government’s landmark Shipping Reform Package bills passed the Australian Parliament’s House of Representatives with a narrow vote of 71 – 69. All of the speakers in favour made mention [...] The Jacksonville Port Authority has turned down a proposal by an international shipping firm seeking to lease 100 acres at Blount Island for a cargo terminal that would have been one of the port’s biggest. Gulftainer Co. Ltd. also said it would spend around $250 million in Jacksonville if it built a terminal here, according [...] |
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