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North American pulp and paper rail freight up 8% in latest week

Posted in: Logistics 02/25/2011 - 07:50

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2011 (RISI) -North American pulp and paper railroad freight was 8% higher in the week ending Feb. 19 to 9,687 carloads, the Assn of American Railroads reported. Year-to-date carloads of 67,600 were also 8% above the same period of 2010.

US freight in the week was up 13%, Canada up by 0.1% and Mexico 37% higher.

North American lumber and wood products rail freight for the week was up 8.3% to 4,958 carloads and through seven week of 2011 at 32,803 carloads was 4.6% above 2010 levels.

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Pulp and paper rail volume up 8.8% in latest week in North America

Posted in: Logistics 02/18/2011 - 09:18

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, 2011 (RISI) -Pulp and paper rail freight in North America rose 8.8% in the latest week to 9,416 carloads, according to the Assn of American Railroads. Volume through six weeks of 2011 at 57,913 carloads was 8% higher than the same period of 2010.

US pulp and paper freight was 13.9% higher in the week, Canada was up 1.1% and Mexico rose 57.1%, AAR showed.

North American lumber and wood products freight was up 3.4% in the week to 4,696 carloads and year-to-date was 4% higher to 27,845 carloads.

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Weekly pulp and paper rail freight rises 10% in North America

Posted in: Logistics 02/04/2011 - 04:47

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 2011 (RISI) -North American pulp and paper rail freight for the week ending Jan. 29 was 9.9% higher to 9,924 carloads, according to the Assn of American Railroads. Year-to-date pulp and paper rail freight through four weeks of 2011 at 39,085 carloads was up 7.7% from the same period of 2010.

US pulp and paper volume in the week was up 11.4% to 6,122 carloads, Canada was 6.2% higher to 3,741 carloads and Mexico surged over 300% from a year ago to 61 carloads.

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