(Source: Virginian-Pilot, October 17, 2011)
NORFOLK, Va. — For decades, Norfolk Southern Corp. has controlled all but a tiny sliver of the containerized cargo moving to and from the port of Hampton Roads by rail.
That’s about to change.
CSX Corp., the nation’s third-largest railroad, has signed a national contract with Maersk Line, the world’s largest ocean carrier, that will shift the lion’s share of rail-cargo operations at APM Terminals Virginia from Norfolk Southern to CSX.
The contract takes effect Jan. 1.
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