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Transloading has ramifications for on-dock rail

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Monday, January 28, 2013

The steady growth of transloading in Southern California is welcomed by officials at the local ports because it represents an opportunity to attract more import cargo, but the trend also has implications for port development that need to be better understood, according to a regional transportation planner. Reloading smaller international containers into bigger domestic ones is done by large retailers and other importers to save on transportation and inventory costs. Consolidation a...

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