Archive for April 20th, 2021

Kingston/Geneva, 19 April 2021– Nearly 20,000 people have been directly affected by La Soufrière volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and The Grenadines (SVG). As La Soufrière volcano remains highly active, these numbers may increase in the coming weeks and months. So far, almost 1,500 families in SVG have been displaced and more than 8,000 people have been evacuated and are staying at public and private shelters. Almost all of the 110,600 residents of the island have been indirectly affected by ...

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — Railroad performance in placement of cars at origins continued to be an issue across most of the United States, millers and traders said last week.

Meanwhile the rail freight market strengthened, and the BNSF railroad withdrew its shuttle offers, a trader said.

Rail activity

In the week ended April 10, total US weekly rail traffic was 513,724 carloads and intermodal units, up 25% compared with the same week in 2020, according to the American Association of Railroads.

Carloads for ...