Bridget Dean

3 weeks ago | progressiverailroading.com | Bridget Dean |BNSF Railway Co

By Bridget Dean, Associate Editor Uncertainty was more than just a buzzword in first-quarter 2025, as intermodal stakeholders and supply-chain members attempted to prepare themselves for a changing international trade landscape. But a volatile economy is still a functioning one, and the Class Is pushed forward with intermodal growth objectives despite a looming threat of lower traffic in the near future. Volume wasn’t an issue in Q1.

1 month ago | progressiverailroading.com | Bridget Dean

def By Bridget Dean, Associate Editor For the inland port in Huntsville, Alabama, service consistency and flexibility are the key aspects of its offerings — and its future. More shippers are realizing the benefits of utilizing an inland port, says Port of Huntsville CEO Butch Roberts.

1 month ago | progressiverailroading.com | Bridget Dean

By Bridget Dean, Associate Editor  At the Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) Port of Brunswick, the first phase of an expansion of Colonel’s Island terminal is nearing completion. The port handles high volumes of roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) cargo, so it’s imperative that it’s prepared to handle increases related to automotive industry growth. The expansion will enable customers such as Ro/Ro shipping and logistics group Wallenius Wilhelmsen to target new business.

2 months ago | progressiverailroading.com | Bridget Dean

By Bridget Dean, Associate Editor  The first two months of the second Trump administration have been rife with unpredictability as tariffs have been threatened, implemented or postponed. For most industries, “it’s better for government policies to be predictably good than sporadically great,” says Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC), which represents 14 state soybean boards, the American Soybean Association and the United Soybean Board.

2 months ago | progressiverailroading.com | Bridget Dean

By Bridget Dean, Associate Editor President Donald Trump yesterday announced global reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners to take effect on April 9, as well as baseline global 10% tariffs on imports, with select exceptions, beginning April 5. Canada and Mexico will remain subject to the tariffs Trump ordered on March 4, according to a fact sheet released by the White House.