All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Transportation

  America’s commercial airlines have grounded aircraft causing thousands of cancellations over a difference in interpretation of long standing airframe inspection rules. The process of regulatory oversight of the nation’s airlines has a far reaching impact and despite a successful...

  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's scheme to charge drivers $8 per vehicle to drive in lower Manhattan during business hours was attacked by drivers, the trucking industry and eventually was shot down by the New York State legislature in Albany.   But the combination of $4.50 per-gallon...

The next round of dislocations finds the industry not yet recovered from the pervious mess called 9/11.  The people costs we saw last time will be much worse this time.

Pipeline Editor Christopher E. Smith reported in the June 23 issue of the Oil & Gas Journal that the tanker market during the half year ending March rose 14.1%. Clarkson Research Services Ltd gave the reasons behind these movements and forecast the future direction of the market. Included are Very...

Its not easy being lucky in the airline business at present. Its not easy being in the business at all. But here is one very lucky man.

  The Surface Transportation Board's decision to declare rate relief for chemical maker DuPont in a captive shipper rate case is not unprecedented, but it  is stunning.   DuPont is eligible for rate relief up to $3 million over a five-year period. Not a deal-breaker for the Class 1's,...

The referenced article explains better than most on how Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) can work in 2010 through emissions’ credit averaging, banking and trading. Several of us in the past in these missives have addressed this. One can’t technically get to 2010 levels on individual engines with EGR...

Daniel Yergin's congressional testimony earlier this week, told of how "speculation alone" is not to blame and how other factors contribute to Oil prices. Designed as a talk show, but not to provide insight, this testimony was as much a pointless road show, as the OPEC meeting was on...

On June 30, 2008, the STB ruled that CSX was charging excessively high rates to Dupont for several movements of chemical products and ordered the railroad to reduce them and pay reparations to Dupont . Several weeks ago, the STB ruled that UP had overcharged a Kansas Utility and ordered them to reduce...

Tradewinds reported that Rio Tinto and BHP Billington have finalized contracts with Baosteel for an 80%+ increase in the price of iron ore out of Australia.  This compares favorably to the Vale benchmark achieved earlier this year for a 65% increase out of Brazil and reflects the freight differential...