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INTERMODAL NEWSCSX expands hubCSX Intermodal has completed aUS$40M expansion project at itsNorth West Ohio hub terminal(NWOH). The project includedextending eight processing tracksfrom 3,000ft to 5,200ft and addingtwo additional widespangantry cranes from Kuenz. CSXalso added an additional 10,000ftreceiving/departure track, increasedyard capacity by 70% andbrought in additional shuttle carriersand IBC carts.NWOH now has a lifting capacityof 2.53M TEU, with anadditional block swapping capacityof 6.3M TEU. Wilby Whitt,assistant VP operations, said theterminal is currently processing36 daily trains, and additionalservices are planned to take advantageof the expansion.The terminal has ground slotsfor 3,720 TEU and 270 parkingslots for chassis. Almost all containersare grounded, with onlyexceptions placed on chassis. Piggybacktrailers are handled onspecific lanes, with the trains movingorigin to destination withoutrequiring intermediate handling.NWOH is CSX’s flagship facility,and Whitt said the railroadhas further developed the terminal’sprocesses over its four yearsof operation. In particular, it has“fine-tuned the TOS automationfunctions in the area of cranedead-lock avoidance, allowingthe cranes to operate in dynamiccrane ranges”.The seven cranes operatein a semi-automated fashion,CSX now has seven widespan cranesat its North West Ohio hubwith the TOS/CMS automaticallypositioning the spreaderabove the next work order andthe operator controlling onlythe lock/unlock operation. TheTOS, Tideworks Intermodal Pro,dynamically optimises the workorder process, with the TrafficControl module continually prioritisingwork orders based onschedule, time and distance.NWOH is able to load 105distinct rail destinations acrossthe CSX network and other railroadsdaily. “The facility continuesto be the most capable andmodern intermodal rail facilityin the world,” added Whitt.Teralp looks to invest in intermodal terminals Argentina to upgradeTeralp, the joint venture of Italy’sFS Logistica and Swiss UIRRcompany Hupac formed in2012, is to build new intermodalterminals in Milan, Brescia andPiacenza, to improve capacityfor Italo-Swiss flows and Italo-North Europe flows transitingvia Switzerland. The schemeis linked to the Trovatore plan,which was drawn up by ItalianCustoms, IKEA, Uirnet andthe ports of Genoa and La Spezia.The Swiss are determined toensure that the new Gotthardbase tunnel is used to its maximumpotential, and this meansimproving connectivity and capacityin North West Italy. Theimmediate priority is the projectat Milan Smistamento, which isbeing supported by the SwissFederal Transport Office, saidFS Logistica’s managing directorMarco Gosso. The first phase isdue for completion during 2016,provided a land use dispute withthe local municipality (Segrate)can be resolved. Installed capacityis slated to be 390,000 units/year (780,000 TEU).Subsequently, new terminalswill be built in Brescia and Piacenza,each with a capacity for190,000 units. The Piacenzafacility will occupy 7.5-ha andwill have three RMGs spanningfive 750m long tracks and twotruck lanes.BC rail networkThe modernisation programme will see faster trains and higher volumes offreight moved on the 10,800 km Belgrano Cargas rail systemArgentina’s Belgrano Cargas(BC) rail system is to be modernisedand upgraded, in order thattrains can travel faster and highervolumes of freight can be moved.Its network spans over 10,800km and it links 17 of the country’s24 provinces.While the Argentinian governmenthas committed approximatelyPeso2B (US$220M) tothe upgrade programme, it is financingto the tune of Peso2.7Bfrom China that is critical to thework being implemented.The state of Chaco, which islocated near the border with Paraguayand is an important producerof soya beans and beef, willbe the first to upgrade the wholeBC network in its jurisdiction.This follows an agreement withthe Argentinian national governmentand the Chinese-based financiers.China will manufactureand deliver the track to Argentina.The Chaco deal involves expenditureof over Peso1B to laynew railway tracks between thecity of Avía Terai and the ParanaRiver port of Barranqueras,which is also being modernised.In addition to the new track,the state of Chaco intends investingin new rolling stock, includingas many as 1,500 freightwagons, which it hopes will bephased into operation within thenext two years.Bertschi adds onThe STR terminal in Schwarzheide, GermanyBertschi Group has further expandedits STR intermodal terminalat the BASF chemicalspark in Schwarzheide, Germany,increasing installed capacity to120,000 TEU and one-timestorage capacity to 2,400 TEU,including 150 TEU accordingto BimSchG hazardous cargoregulations. A steam heating stationhas been installed, enabling16 tank containers to be heatedsimultaneously alongside thecrane track. A second crane runwayspanning six rail tracks hasbeen added, served by a newKuenz double-cantilever RMG.In addition to the regular blocktrain services linking the terminalwith Benelux, Duisburg,Ludwigshafen, Poland and Russia,new links have been added toHamburg and Bremerhaven, andto Dunajská Streda (Slovakia),with onward steel wheel connectionsavailable to Hungary,Romania and Istanbul16June 2015
INTERMODAL/CONTAINER INDUSTRY NEWSNew lightweight container chassis from KögelKögel has introduced a lightweightcontainer chassis, designated Port 40Light, to provide operators with higherpayload capabilities. It is suitable for two20ft or one 40ft container. “This rigidlightweight container chassis weighsjust 3,990 kg in its basic version,” saidKögel, “permitting a technical grossweight of 41,000 kg and a fifth-wheelload of 14,000 kg.”Allowing a payload in excess of37,000 kg, the new chassis is aimed atproviding maximum cost-effectivenessfor intermodal transport involving railor barge truck haul. With custom optionssuch as light alloy wheels, aluminiumsupport legs and aluminiumair tanks for the braking system, thereis scope for reducing tare weight evenfurther.The low tare weight of the basic unit,said Kögel, is the outcome of designoptimisation measures. “The Kögel engineersdrew some of their inspirationfrom the tried-and-tested lightweightbuild concept of the Kögel Port 20Tankplex, but they also employed a newcross beam concept that saves yet moreweight as a result of ingenious weldedconstruction.”To simplify the (un)loading of containers,the Port 40 Light is equippedwith a rear section that is inset by70mm and, therefore, also with an optimisedunder-ride guard that is alsoinset. This means that the vehicle canget closer to the ramp, and the gap betweencontainer and ramp that needs tobe bridged with a drive-over panel iscorrespondingly reduced. In the courseof the next few months, all other KögelPort models will gradually be adaptedto incorporate this optimised rear sectionas standard equipment.As with all Kögel vehicles, the entirechassis is protected by nano-ceramictechnology and cathodic dip-paintcoating, followed by UV painting. Thechassis is available with immediate effect,together with Kögel’s BasicServiceor ProService support packages.The new chassis allows a container gross weight of 37t as part of an intermodal land transportchainDaikin orderUASC has ordered 3,500 new reefercontainers with reefer machines fromDaikin. The order marks the “secondmilestone” in the expansion of UASC’sreefer services, following the recent deliveryof 2,000 new reefer containers.“In terms of quality, performance andreliability, our latest reefer order comprisesone of the industry’s most ecoefficientand reliable units. The secondphase of new reefer units will supportthe growth of existing services and enhancedgeographic access followingnew partnership with CMA CGM andHamburg Süd to enter the North Atlantictrade, linking Northern Europe withthe USEC,” said Gareth Madsen, head ofreefer management at UASC.continued from page 1AICM is headed by chairman Jack Allenand CEO Patrick Marron, both ofwhom were previously executives intrucking industry giant manufacturerNavistar Inc. This month, AICM announceda “long term manufacturingagreement” with Navistar to “jointlyproduce 53ft containers for the US market”in Alabama.In an interview with WorldCargo News,Marron said that under the agreement acontainer production line will be set upinside Navistar’s existing plant. AICMwill own the manufacturing equipmentand contract production from Navistar.The plant itself will be heavily automated,using technology from Center-Line in Windsor, Ontario. This companyspecialises in advanced production technologiesand systems for manufacturingindustries, including resistance welding,cold spray coatings and factory automation.AICM is also touting its green credentials.The facility in Alabama is “NorthAmerica’s largest LEED accredited nextgenerationstate-of-the-art green facility”and 100% waterborne coatings willbe used from the outset. Flooring materialswill be “current industry standards”,but the company intends to source moresustainable material from within NorthAmerica. Marron said it recognises thatthere are supply and quality issues thatneed to be addressed in this area and itwill work with customers to make sureany alternatives meet their needs.The recent anti-dumping casebrought by Stoughton Trailers againstCIMC and Singamas highlighted thatUS customers have some specific designrequirements. These include a minimumclear interior width of 100 inches anda sidewall corrugation depth of 30mm.Marron said AICM meets these criteria,as well as the standards set by of the Associationof American Railroads for domesticintermodal containers.AICM has shown prototype containersto railroads and trucking industrycompanies, and the responses havebeen overwhelmingly positive. However,while many US container ownerssay they would welcome a US supplier,their submissions in the Stoughton antidumpingcase highlight that price is akey consideration. That case, said Marron,and the end result that countervailingduties were not imposed on Chineseimports, has not dampened AICM’s enthusiasm.It believes that by leveragingautomation and the strength of its owndesign, AICM will be very competitive.Full scale production is scheduled tobegin early in 2016. Currently, CenterLineis building and testing theproduction line equipment at its facilityin Windsor, and once this process iscompleted it will be broken down andshipped to Alabama.The plant will have a capacity of15,000 containers a year. AICM is focusingon 53ft containers initially, but thereare plans to add other domestic specialcontainers for the storage industry, militaryand other applications in the future.June 2015 17
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