Canadian rail networks prepare for shut down
NewsAs Canada heads towards a nationwide rail strike CN and CPKC have stopped accepting certain cargo types as they prepare their Canadian networks for a full shutdown.
South Carolina budget includes US$300M for intermodal terminal
State governor Henry McMaster’s Executive Budget for South Carolina (SC) for FY 2022-23 includes US$300M for the ‘continued construction’ of the Navy Base Intermodal Facility (NBIF) near the South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SCPA) new Hugh K. Leatherman container terminal.
Opened in March 2021, the Leatherman terminal is in North Charleston. It is currently a single-berth facility and has no intermodal interchange for rail. The SCPA has long planned for Leatherman to have a near-dock rail facility, which will be ‘directly accessed’ via a dedicated road. The SCPA also wants to open a second berth at Leatherman, in part to conduct barge operations between its Wando Welch and Leatherman terminals – which are on opposite sides of the Cooper River.
In 2021, the SCPA sought approval from the SC General Assembly for a US$550M Economic Development Bond to complete construction of the NBIF and the second berth at Leatherman. In the same year, the General Assembly appropriated US$200M in the state budget for the NBIF, rather than approving the bond bill.
Governor McMaster now wants to appropriate a further US$300M “to complete construction of the NBIF on time and debt free”.
The intermodal terminal behind the Leatherman terminal will be operated by the Palmetto Railroad and will feature widespan RMGs. It will have dual rail access for Norfolk Southern and CSX railroads.
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