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Gebrüder Weiss has added a new hydrogen truck to its fleet of vehicles as of January 25. Instead of using diesel, the Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell model delivered to the Altenrhein branch in Switzerland runs on what is called “green hydrogen”, meaning that this commercial vehicle is able to save around 80 tons of CO2 emissions per year.


American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 7.4% in December aſter rising 3.2% in November. In December, the index equaled 120 (2015=100) compared with 111.7 in November. November’s gain was revised down slightly to 3.2% from our December 22 press release. Compared with December 2019, the SA index rose 2.3%. For all of 2020, compared with the same 12-month period in 2019, tonnage was down 3.3%. 2019 had an annual increase of 3.3%.


American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.4% in January aſter rising 1.2% in December. In January, the index equaled 114.6 (2015=100) compared with 113.1 in December. ATA recently revised the seasonally adjusted index back five years as part of its annual revision. “Over the last four months, the tonnage index has increased a total of 3.3%, which is obviously good news” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “However, the index is still off 2.8% from the high in March as tonnage plunged 9% in April alone. I continue to expect a nice climb up for the economy and truck freight as we get more economic stimulus and increased vaccination numbers.”


Union Pacific announced it received approval of its science-based targets determining how much and how quickly the company will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved the targets to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from its operations 26% by 2030 against a 2018 baseline.


CSX announced that the Columbia Tennessee Rail Site in Columbia, Tenn., has been designated a CSX Select Site. Approximately one hour south of Nashville, the 225-acre site is located on the west side of Columbia, 15 miles west of I-65. It is adjacent to an established industrial park and is flanked by the Tennessee Southern Railroad and US Highway 43. CSX interchanges with Tennessee Southern Railroad on the northern end of Columbia, just a few miles from the site. Patriot Rail and the City of Columbia, among many others, have already made impactful contributions to the property’s development.


Norfolk Southern reported in 2020 the company assisted 86 businesses in locating new or expanded facilities on its freight rail network. The industries ranged from a medical products supplier and roofing shingle manufacturer to automakers and paper packaging producers. Across 18 states, Norfolk Southern customers invested $1.8 billion to open 70 new and 16 expanded rail-served facilities. The industrial development is expected to create more than 2,960 customer jobs and generate over 54,300 carloads of new rail volume annually for Norfolk Southern.


CN announced that for the 11th consecutive month it has set a new record by shipping over 2.95 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and processed grain products via carload in January. This exceeds the previous January record set in 2019 of 2.33 MMT by 27%, as well the three-year average of 2.24 MMT by 32%. This brings the volume of grain moved via carload in the first half of the 2020-2021 crop year, which spans from early August to the end of the following July, to over 17.5 MMT. This is 24% higher than the three-year average of 14.1 MMT, and 17% higher than the record of 14.9 MMT set in the 2018-2019 crop year. CN is also breaking records with over 600,000 metric tonnes of grain moving direct from western Canada via container, in addition to volumes shipped from eastern Canada.


Road & Rail


Issue 2 2021 - FBJNA


Antonov Airlines safely transports power generation rotor from Ghana to India


Antonov Airlines has safely


completed an urgent order to carry a 54-tonne rotor, used in power generation, from Ghana to India for repairs and back to Ghana aſter repairs. Fellow members of The Liſt


Heavy Group (THLG),


Rhenus Project Logistics USA, chartered the flight to carry the 10.50 m long, 3.89 m wide, 4.13 m high rotor from Accra, Ghana, to Mumbai, India, and back. Antonov Airlines used


loading equipment designed by its in-house engineering team, while the external cranes for


loading and unloading at airport were arranged by


Rhenus Project Logistics USA to ensure the highest levels of safety for the teams and cargo.


DB Schenker further transforms IT


infrastructure with Microsoſt Azure


DB Schenker is collaborating


with Microsoft to accelerate the logistics service provider’s transformation towards becoming a leading global digital logistics company. Within this collaboration, DB Schenker has set the next milestones for the evolution of its future “logistics-as-a- service” approach. “We at DB Schenker thrive to make future logistics ever


more intelligent,” explains Markus Sontheimer, CIO/CDO at DB Schenker. “Our digital services will create value for our customers by making supply chains more data- driven and efficient. Using Microsoft Azure will boost our ability to seamlessly connect our cloudbased services with our real-world logistics solutions.” Ulrich Homann, Corporate


Antonov Airlines developed


technical instructions and Rhenus Project Logistics


Vice President and Distinguished Architect, Cloud + AI at Microsoft, explains that investments in digital technologies help companies reimagine their businesses and build more agile and resilient operations. “By harnessing Microsoft Azure, DB Schenker enables organizations to redefine their supply chains and accelerate the delivery of new customer value,” he said. DB Schenker will migrate


key infrastructure services to Azure. This will enhance security, speed and scalability of DB Schenker’s cloud- based services. DB Schenker has already commenced the first cloud migration projects by using the Azure Migration Program in several


required and heavy


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USA assisted the client in redesigning the skid to ensure the bladed rotor fitted inside the fuselage. “This transport operation well-coordinated


preparation and actions from both partners to fly such outsized


cargo


safely,” said Vladyslav Ishchuk, Commercial


Executive,


Antonov Airlines. “Antonov Airlines showcased its flexibility by providing the AN-124 aircraſt on the required dates during an extremely busy period for the customer to minimize any disruption that could have been faced.”


country organizations. AMP supports with best practices, guidance, direct access to Azure engineers, tools and subsidized partner services. A new Big Data service on


Azure will enable DB Schenker to analyze and optimize volumes, capacities and supply chain performance in near-real time. At an earlier stage of this collaboration, DB Schenker has smoothly migrated its entire digital workspace for more than 60.000 employees into the cloud relying on Microsoft 365. The efficiency and comfort of the digital workplace have been key for DB Schenker’ business continuity and new way of working in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Dachser Americas introduces alternative solutions response team


To address the current crisis of increased demand in and out of Asia combined with decreased access to container equipment, a shortage of ocean carrier space and route suspensions, Dachser Americas is introducing an alternative solutions response team that will serve as an extension of its recently launched customer solutions desk. “We expect this increased


cargo demand and diminished capacity to last until the


beginning of Chinese New Year on Feb. 12, 2021. The industry was already dealing with disruption and capacity challenges throughout the supply chain, but now we have also been informed that a leading Asian shipping line is suspending service throughout South China and Fujian for almost two months. This requires an immediate pivot and alternative solutions,” said Guido Gries, managing director, Dachser Americas.


The recent delays at the Port


of Long Beach and Los Angeles compelled Dachser USA to introduce a customer solutions desk to address the specific needs of that market. The customized approach to dealing with distinct challenges has proven successful, prompting the company to introduce an alternative solutions response team whose main responsibility is to support customers dealing with


critical ocean carrier capacity and route suspension


challenges. “This level of capacity


challenges creates an imbalance of supply and demand, resulting in a spike in rates. Our customers are turning to us to provide flexible, innovative alternative solutions to ensure cargo moves as smoothly and cost-effectively as possible. Our experienced response team knows how to build on the strengths and mitigate the risks of alternative solutions,” Griess said.


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