Just days after CSX announced a new rail line in response to the Port of Baltimore closure, the Baltimore-bound containers that were diverted to the Port of New York and New Jersey are back being unloaded in Baltimore.
CSX started discussions last week with Ports America to see how it could effectively move the diverted cargo.
The train route moving the diverted cargo includes Chicago; Kearney, New Jersey; and Baltimore.
Norfolk is in discussions with Ports America to extend this service directly on-dock at their Seagirt Intermodal Container Transfer Facility.
As the Port of Baltimore crisis unfolded, many major ocean carriers invoked contract clauses transferring responsibility for transportation of cargo from diverted ports to shipping clients.
Persons:
Mark Schmidt, Schmidt, Scott Cowan
Organizations:
CSX, Port, Ports, Canada, Plan Investment Board, Ports America, Norfolk Southern, Elizabeth Marine, Norfolk Southern's Triple Crown Services, International Longshoremen's Association, Baltimore
Locations:
Baltimore, of New York, New Jersey, Ports America, North, Chicago, Kearney , New Jersey, Norfolk, New York, Wilmington, Newark, Elizabeth , New Jersey, Port of New York, North America, Port of Baltimore, East Coast, Gulf, U.S, , Puerto Rico, Eastern Canada