Sentences with phrase «shipments by rail»

Because of a hydraulic fracturing boom, crude oil shipments by rail spiked from 9,500 carloads in 2009 to nearly 400,000 carloads in 2013, AAR data show.

The Green Party candidate for governor is calling for a moratorium on oil shipments by rail.

Speaking in New York in May, Mr. Harper emphasized that the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline would lead to an increase in oil sands shipments by rail, which he called «more environmentally challenging» than pipelines.

And with several of CP's business lines (notably oil shipments by rail) enjoying robust growth, the wind seems to be at his back.

Hawkins Calls for Moratorium on Oil Shipment by Rail and No Tar Sands Oil in New York Until Moratorium, NY Residents Have a Right to Know Details of Bakken and other Oil Shipments (Syracuse, NY) At a vigil in Syracuse to observe the one year anniversary of the 47 residents killed in Lac Megantic, Canada by a derailment of a «bomb train,» Howie Hawkins said that New York State residents have a right to know about the details of similar shipments here in New York.

PHMSA continues to advance a rulemaking addressing the integrity of DOT Specification 111 tanker cars and the safe shipment by rail of flammable materials such as crude oil.

Not exact matches

Since 2011, the rail industry has voluntarily adopted tougher safety standards for all new cars, but with literally only a handful of tank car - makers in North America and a huge boom in oil - by - rail shipments, demand far outstrips supply.

Crude - by - rail shipments are expected to ramp up in the second half of this year and into the first half of next year to «very material volumes of oil,» Pourbaix said, adding price discounts will improve but will likely remain higher than usual because rail costs more than pipeline transport.

Pourbaix said it's believed the pipeline will be able to return to its 590,000 barrels per day capacity soon and that, along with more crude - by - rail shipments, will help to narrow differentials.

Raitt's three - year timeline to fully dispose of older DOT - 111A tankers (and immediate phase - out of 5,000 of the most vulnerable cars) is going to be a difficult one to meet given the existing capacity for suppliers to build new tankers, as well as the desire of oil and gas companies to continue the exponential increases in oil - by - rail shipments into the future.

With oilsands production expected to keep growing, crude - by - rail shipments could peak as high as 590,000 barrels a day in 2019 if producers don't resort to crude storage in peak months, the IEA said.

That would account for shipping costs and the lower quality of WCS versus WTI, as crude - by - rail shipments increase and capacity returns to normal on the Keystone pipeline across the U.S., which has faced pressure limits since it leaked in November in South Dakota.

While FourKites has grown its customer base and network exponentially, it has also expanded tracking coverage to Europe and South America, and to include shipments moving by ocean, rail and parcel, in addition to truckload and less - than - truckload (LTL), as well as real - time trailer temperature and condition monitoring.

This first shipment to Asia comprises some 200,000 wet metric tonnes of high - grade iron concentrate, part of the tonnage transported by rail to the port over the last month from QIO's recently -...

As Robyn Allan describes in the podcast, nobody is proposing rail - to - tanker shipments through B.C. Connecting Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion to oil - by - rail is a complete non-sequitur.

He said the pipeline would not reduce the controversial shipment of Bakken oil by rail or barge, adding that statistics from the Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration showed that pipelines had a higher spill rate per mile than any other form of oil transportation.

There have been increased shipments of crude by rail and barge.

By looking at aspects such as load factor (how well the space in / on pallets, crates and trucks is utilized) and the proportion of intermodal transports (where road transport is combined with rail or sea transport), she identified which shipments are most effective to work with, and the best way of doing this.

Building upon Secretary Anthony Foxx's February Agreement with the Rail and Petroleum Industries, the FRA's Emergency Order 28and Safety Advisory 2013 - 06, PHMSA's Operation Safe Delivery, Safety Alerts and a DOT Emergency Order, the three RSAC working groups reviewed existing regulations and standards to identify and mitigate the risks posed by such shipments and prevent future accidents.

The emergency meeting was held to evaluate and consider wide - ranging proposals to further enhance railroad safety including the safe shipment of crude oil by rail.

Specifically, a pattern of releases and fires involving petroleum crude oil shipments originating from the Bakken and being transported by rail constitute an imminent hazard under 49 U.S.C. 5121 (d).

The overall effects of shipping are mitigated by the fact that trans - country shipments are usually 40,000 lbs by rail or car.

In Oregon and Washington, 11 refineries and port terminals are planning, building, or already operating oil - by - rail shipments.

Until that process is complete, we are banning the shipment of all forest products from British Columbia by rail or road.

Reduced paper costs 30 % by utilizing obsolete inventory, ordering just - in - time, and prioritizing shipments with the rail companies and trucking firms, putting a stop to demurrage and warehousing fees

The people affected by rail shipment to the Adam's mine said that they would lie across the railway tracks and confront police with vigorous protests.

There is no doubt that rail shipment and dumping at the Adams mine could also cause harm to the lifestyle of people who live in areas that are affected by the process.