Domestic News

PHMSA Considering Recommendations For Transport Of LNG By Rail

According to a recent filing,the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is considering recommendations to increase the outer tank shell for the DOT-113 tank car in response to comments filed by the National Transportation Safety Board, among others. 

AMLO Sets Dates for Referendum on Controversial Mexicali Brewery

President López Obrador announced that the vote to determine the fate of a brewery being built by U.S. beverage producer Constellation Brands in Mexicali will be conducted on March 21 and 22.

Oregon Cap and Trade: How Would Gov. Kate Brown’s Executive Order Let Her Use $5 Million to Carry Out Climate Change Policy

The Legislature’s emergency board appropriated $5 million Monday to fund rulemaking by the Department of Environmental Quality to set up a climate change policy that Gov. Kate Browns is set to establish via executive order.

International News

UK’s Rail-Making Plant British Steel Sold to Chinese

The company responsible for the making of UK’s railway, British Steel, has been sold to the Chinese Jingye Group. The 3000-strong local workforce has met the news with relief, and the rail industry says it is delighted. Sources say this will secure the future of the business. 

Is a True Shift to Rail Possible in Poland?

In Poland the expenditure on the development of transport infrastructure as well as intermodal hubs increased significantly between 2000 and 2020. Did this development contribute to a shift to rail? And is a shift from road to rail possible at all? Jana Pieriegud from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics will answer these questions at the RailFreight Summit in Poznan, to be held on 11, 12 and 13 May 2020.

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