New CSX Intermodal Services Link Buffalo with Major East Coast Ports
September 25 2009 - 12:49PM
PR Newswire (US)
BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CSX Intermodal
(CSXI) has begun two new international services that link Buffalo,
N.Y., to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and
Philadelphia, Pa. The services, which started Monday, September 21,
utilize the new CSXI Buffalo Terminal opened in 2008, with the
support of the New York Department of Transportation and Erie
County, increasing CSXI's presence in the Buffalo and Toronto
markets. On-dock service destined for Buffalo from the Elizabeth
Marine Terminal (EMT) at the PANYNJ will be available on the second
day after departure; Buffalo traffic destined for EMT will be
available on the third day. This new service also qualifies for
current incentives being offered by the PANYNJ to support on-dock
rail solutions. One incentive offers shippers $25 for each
container hauled by rail this year over their 2008 totals for rail
use. A second incentive offers an additional $25 per container for
new intermodal on-dock services. The Buffalo-Philadelphia service
will provide third-day availability southbound and fourth-day
availability northbound. CSXI President Jim Hertwig said the
services are part of CSXI's efforts to help shippers "seize the
opportunities presented by long-term trends shaping freight flows
today, like all-water routes to the East Coast and regional
intermodalism." Hertwig added that CSXI already offers
intra-regional on-dock service at the PANYNJ to the CSXI
Stackbridge Terminal in Worcester, Mass., and similar services at
other East Coast ports. "We commend CSX Intermodal for its efforts
to introduce new shorter-haul services at East Coast ports that
will allow ocean carriers to leverage the many advantages of rail
when moving goods to their final destination," said Gordon Dorsey,
Senior Vice President, USA Operations Manager for Maersk Line.
"Maersk Line continues to strive for new solutions for our
customers to ensure the best possible product reliability and value
proposition. This new CSXI service allows us to provide committed
service to our East Coast and Canadian customers." About CSX
Corporation CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is one of
the nation's leading transportation companies, providing rail,
intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. The company's
transportation network spans approximately 21,000 miles, with
service to 23 eastern states and the District of Columbia, and
connects to more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports. More
information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available
at the company's web site, http://www.csx.com/. DATASOURCE: CSX
Corporation CONTACT: Robert Sullivan, for CSX Corporation,
+1-877-835-5279
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